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KOMBI WHEELS AND SUSPENSION MODS

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derNeuberg_kombieKid Learner Dubber

5 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#358650
HAY GUYS JUST A FEW QUESTIONS TO ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHAT STUD PATTERN IS A 72 KOMBI ITS A 5 STUD BUT DO FALCON WHEELS FIT ALSO WONDERING HOW TO LIFT AND LOWER FRONT AND REAR OF MY 72 KOMBI BUS IM CONVERTING TO A CAMPER BUT NO POP TOP
ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT
KEEP IT REAL EVERYONE

MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? Wolfsburg Wizard

591 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#358697
indian automotive do a adjustable front beam also ajustuble rear sping plates there number is in the vma magazine
You only need two tools
Wd40 if it don't move and it should
Duct tape if it move's and it shouldn't

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#358700
ford wheels need to be redrilled to fit but it can be done
you best bet is merc rims they are the same stud and come in 15 and 16"
the rims on this bus are merc.

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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

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modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#358725
derNeuberg_kombieKid wrote:JUST A FEW QUESTIONS TO ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHAT STUD PATTERN IS A 72 KOMBI ITS A 5 STUD BUT DO FALCON WHEELS FIT
You'll find some useful data at:
http://www.aussiekombicampers.com/projects_bbw.shtml
ALSO WONDERING HOW TO LIFT AND LOWER FRONT AND REAR OF MY 72 KOMBI BUS
Suggest you don't lift and lower front and rear all at once...the suspension will get confused.
HAY GUYS
Looks like your CAPS LOCK IS STUCK.
Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
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type2nut Officially Full-On Dubber

223 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#358746
You took a photo in Kimba and you didn't include the big galah?????? Man, what's wrong with you? :P

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#358895
Kombi wheel stud PCD (Pitch Circle Diameter - the imaginary circle on which the stud holes are drilled) is 112mm vs. the Falcon PCD of 114.3mm.

My BA Falcon wheels were prepped by Ian aka Desert Bug (no, he no longer does them) to suit the kombi stud pattern. Basically he made a jig to redrill the Falcon wheels to the kombi pattern, but only remachined the chamfer, as that is where the nuts seat on the wheel, not on the studs. The holes were big enough to allow stud clearance without modification. At the time, he was also offering to change the angle of the chamfer so I could use other wheel-nuts, but I chose to stick with kombi wheel-nuts.


IF you can find someone with a suitable jig setup, there is no reason why alloy wheels can't be similarly machined. I believe 11CAB is running aftermarket Falcon alloys prepared for the kombi in this way.

[Edited on 18-5-2005 by KruizinKombi]

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Kruizin Kol

vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#359413
probably easier just to run mercedes rims.
that's what these were on.

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VWENVY More Common Than Most

379 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#359647
Kol

That bus looks mad!!
Looks like a drag bus :thumb

wacked1 Custom Title Time!

1,508 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#359671
kol what size are the rear tyres on your bus i must agree it looks like a drag bus.
do you think if you went any lower there would be any scrubbing issues.
cheers
ron
YOU HAVE JUST BEEN DAKED
don't worry it's a VW thing

wacked1 Custom Title Time!

1,508 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#359677
as the other said, you can't lift or lower the front of a bus without putting in adjusters in they have to be welded into the front beam (suspension)

the rear is easy you don't have to do any mods as long as you stay within certain limits

re wheels
you can fit mercedes, audi a4 and some others they have the same stud pattern as a kombi
cheers

here is my bus when it was raised





raised with different wheels on





and lowered


YOU HAVE JUST BEEN DAKED
don't worry it's a VW thing

Humby Learner Dubber

15 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#360202
I have some alloys on my bus. They come from an Audi A6. The only thing I had to do was to modify the centerhole...

Here it is:



I know, my bus needs a paintjob (she gets it soon!) and lowering (but I 'll do that later, after my Suby conversion)

I didn't find some centercaps for the wheels, so I used Coca Cola cans... This looks nice I think.

Greetz,

Humby😎

field Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#364072
where's the best spot to get a 76 bay slammed in QLD at a resonable price?
cheers.

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#364081
cheapest would be custom off road components at stafford bris
they do the front and rear for just under a grand i think.
give them a call 33564356
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

field Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#364148
cheers kombibob:beerare u any vee dub club mate?I think i've seen u driving your kombi around the deagon area u from round that way?
field

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#364198
hi field im at brighton and i'm allways visiting my mate who lives at deagon
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

field Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#364327
ok, i'm up at bribie.Man the kombi looks sick,my kids saw it and went nuts.