who runs crazy positive camber on a swinger? and other questions

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 24 Nov 2005, 12:53 pm

#431786

went to jack up the baja the other day and after it was raisesd 1 outer spline it was just too much camber to be safe. i have been told that u can changed inner and outer splines to get smaller incremements but i was just wondering who runs really positive camber and drives the car on the road regularly?

who runs limiting straps on the rear of a swinger to limit down travel and prevent tuck.

can u buy them or do u have to make them? where to attach?

whos got pics of a rear bash plate that covers the push rod tubes? i need to make something up but not sure what to do about extending it sideways.

62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 25 Nov 2005, 12:56 pm

#432098

every person on here cant have IRS.

bump

62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

Boozer Demented But Determined

1,999 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 25 Nov 2005, 1:47 pm

#432124

mine's fairly high but i wouldn't want it to be higher i can feel it tucking under enough as is. The highest i've seen was Tim and Dave's bajas when they were swingaxle. scary!

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Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 25 Nov 2005, 1:56 pm

#432126

I found when I had my swinger baja that 1 up on the outer and one down on the inner splines was a good compromise - would still tuck a little but not deadly 🙂

Sorry dont have any photos though.

helterskelter400 Fahrvergnugen

900 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Nov 2005, 4:36 pm

#432174

i've shown it b4 and i'll show it again.

my rear bar has a "glide plate" (3mm alli) with some wings (haha) to help keep stuff away from the tubes. it wont stop a boulder or a branch but it will stop stones, small rocks and sticks ect.

on the swing and tuck issue. even though i dont have much lift or angle i dont really want any more because with the swb, it clambers up/over/around most stuff without needing the extra height and because even as it is it is real scarey on some corners/roundabouts with the speed i drive at sometimes but only when its dry. when the road is wet its no probs because the buggy just goes into "controlled" 360s. who else has this problem??

:thumb

$2.63 homebrand baja

0 posts · joined Feb 2004 · 25 Nov 2005, 4:52 pm

#432176

helterskelter400 wrote:when the road is wet its no probs because the buggy just goes into "controlled" 360s. who else has this problem??

:bounce yay tis fun doing a 360 just barely missing oncoming traffic because we went round a fairly average bend a bit to fast in the wet.. oh or the woah where did that post n' rail fence come from... great way to scare the crap out of your friends once you get it down pat 😉 *thinks back to the "ooh lets raise it up" days... be very careful nick, it really does affect the handling. I find the coil over shocks fine nowadays 😉
But I drive like a granny, so I wouldn't really know 😂

MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? Wolfsburg Wizard

591 posts · joined May 2004 · 26 Nov 2005, 7:11 pm

#432458

positive camber is great go round any corner in any condtion and back off the the ass will come out then put the foot back onto it and you have swing axle driffting

You only need two tools
Wd40 if it don't move and it should
Duct tape if it move's and it shouldn't

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 26 Nov 2005, 8:04 pm

#432473

hey mud bashing.

u got n e pics of the rear of ur old car?

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1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

subibaja Wolfsburg Wizard

501 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 26 Nov 2005, 9:32 pm

#432488

one word
tim is a mad man and dont ever listen to him EVAEVAEVAEVA

anyone who says it's bad to put subaru motors in vw's.....
hasnt got a clue about smoooooooooth

terry
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11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Nov 2005, 12:40 am

#432510

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4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Nov 2005, 12:41 am

#432511

And another

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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 27 Nov 2005, 9:20 am

#432539

lol yeah the camber we got after 1 outer spline was worse than that. glad i didnt run with it.

ill get a pic of the rear of my car to compare

62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Nov 2005, 8:38 am

#432769

when I had a swinger I made an adjustable camber compensator. It's not too hard to do if you have a later model Baja that has the mounting points in the body for a factory Z-bar overload spring. I made new linkages for the Z-bar that were threaded and therefore adjustable in length, and set it up so it stop both wheels extending in travel at the same time (tucking). This worked very well. I could crawl under and quickly loosen it if I thought it was limiting offroad (which it never was) or tighten it up if I wanted to corner fast.

The other option is to buy a camber compensator. The ones they sell are like a big leaf spring bolted under the gearbox and pressing on the axles. They work well but aren't very adjustable and will reduce your ground clearance a little.

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MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? Wolfsburg Wizard

591 posts · joined May 2004 · 28 Nov 2005, 4:01 pm

#432903

subibaja wrote:one word
tim is a mad man and dont ever listen to him EVAEVAEVAEVA

Thats funny dave says that to, the last time he listened to me about a good track to try he got towed home with a gearbox full of nothing but litlle bits of metal and when have you ever been out with me and come home with less car than you started with

You only need two tools
Wd40 if it don't move and it should
Duct tape if it move's and it shouldn't