straight axel wheel/brakes?

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 · 10 Jan 2005, 5:03 pm

#290947

Hi all just got my bus back from getting a straight axel convertion thanks to Brad and the gang from custom off road great job.
Just wondering what most people do for the new spring plate clearance, plates or change the wheel offset as i want to put my old wide 5"s back on
the drums are just 70 1500 L bug but i have some wide 5's for when i get it sorted.
thanks

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1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
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57kombi Hannover Elder

2,544 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Jan 2005, 8:42 pm

#291074

See if you can find some wide 5 type 3 brakes and backing plates, thats what I fitted to mine.
I also found that I could only fit beetle wheels(solid wide 5's ) to allow enough clearance.

Cheers
Dave

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1,102 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 10 Jan 2005, 9:02 pm

#291098

yep i got some type 3 wide 5 drums on the rear aswell.
bus looks sweet as what size tyres you got on the front they look nice , i have 195/50/15s on mine and i have the adjusters fully down and the gap is alittle big between the wheel and wheel arch yours look sweet. i think i will be doing a narrowing job and adding some drop spindles to mine after i finally get rego again

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 · 10 Jan 2005, 9:10 pm

#291110

thanks
i have 195 65 14s on the front but i think i will put them on the rear when i get it sorted and put 185 60s on the front and drop her down some more
i was suprised how nice she rides after the drop with just the adjusters

1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 · 10 Jan 2005, 9:32 pm

#291126

Hey Darren did you have change the offset to fit your rear wheels?

1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

BenettonVW Administrator AVD Forum Founder

3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Jan 2005, 8:33 am

#293468

There is also a wide range of aftermarket spring plates available. Some 'notched', some adjustable, and I also found some recently with a dogleg in them so maybe you don't have to shorten the axles.. I dunno.. gotta find the pic again..

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robnjo Veteran Volks Folk

2,082 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 15 Jan 2005, 8:37 pm

#293691

Man that looks awesome... hmmm, so brad did this, mmmm.....kool

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 31 Jan 2005, 10:01 am

#300873

mmm maybe 😉

The problem Bob has isn't ride height it is that he has custom 14" rims ATM. With the narrowed rear track that the Straight AXle Conversion gives they no longer fit.

When you do a Straight Axle Conversion to thing that stops you going lower is actually the top of the front guards. I have set it up so they clear on full up travel, but only by about 10 mm. Lower profile tyres will allow it to go even further down into the weeds...

I must say it does look pretty cool sitting next to the Baja Bus ... one xtreme to the other ....

Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia