The Kafer style bars are finally ready for you to order.
Kits can be purchased as a 3 bar or 5 bar, with all parts needed for installation supplied.
Price: $295 for the 3 bar Kit, $395 for the 5 bar kit.
Postage additional.
3 Bar kit includes:
1. 2 x Longer High Tensile shock bolts
2. 2 x Custom brackets (mounted to the upper shock point, same for 3 and 5 bar kit)
3. 6 x Custom made Clevis joints (3 RH and 3 LH threaded)
4. 1 x Long Aluminium cross bar
5. 2 x Short Aluminium support bars
6. 2 X Weld on brackets
*All components are plated and anodised
*All bolts,lock and flat washes, LH and RH nuts are supplied
5 Bar Kit includes ALL OF THE ABOVE plus
1. 2 x Short Aluminium support bars (4 in total for the kit)
2. 4 x Custom made Clevis joints (10 in total for the kit)
3. 2 x Weld on brackets (4 in total for the kit)
NOW IN STOCK AND READY FOR DELIVERY.
Postcode: 2142
Please post on here if you wish to order or just send me a PM.
NOW WITH **NEW KIT** PICTURED
Peter, yes it will work on swing as well as IRS........................you would be suprised at how much the forks flex even in a standard beetle, this will stop it. 👍
Craig Torrens6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
Also intersted does the cradle pictured raise the trans at all? Or could you make one that does raise the trans as much as possible without cutting/altering body and then would the kafer bars still fit?
How much is the cradle as pictured.
Very nice set up 😉
Cheers
Jase
yes also interested in this answer. People running ej20's are moving the cradel forward 100mm how would this work on a subi bug with 091 box with these requirments?
I have had some changes made to the kit and will post some more photo's in the next day or so.
Marcus, yep it will fit a 54 beetle.
As for the cradle question, the new kits have tabs that you weld to the forks (front and rear braces) so ANY cradle could be used. You could also weld the tabs to your own cradle if you wish.
The cradle pictured locates the gearbox in its original position, and is solid mounted. The cradle sells for $100 as a complete gearbox strap/cradle kit, with mid section strap as well.
Well I ordered my Kafer Bar the other day and it took 24 hrs to arrive, so much for customer service, I waited by the front gate for like .. a long time .
Loosk just like the pic and if I had a car to put it on then I would take some pics
Craig Torrens wrote:hehe, sorry brad I was hoping for a 23hr turnaround!
Yeah well as soon as I have figured out how to read the instructions I will fit it up and take a picture or 3. Just not much room in the back of the oval now the EG33 is in there, damn 6 cylinders I should have stuck with the EJ 22 Grrrr
Well I found a few spare minutes today to fit up one of Craig's 5 bar setups. This is in a 75 L Bug.
Went in without a hassle, everything fitted fine and the only thing I did differently was welded the rear tab to the cross member rather than the frame horn.
As luck would have it the supplied tabs fitted this application perfectly.
Out of 10 I would have to give it 10 at this stage. It was shipped fast, packed well and supplied as specified. Fitted perfectly and the quality is very good. Even with it just tacked in place it stiffens up the rear end.
Looks good. Why did you keep the stock L bug mounts? They are crap, its an easy conversion to fit an earlier mount frame.
Steve
Why are the crap ??
I have pulled 3 of them apart in the last week and all where unbroken, the same can not be said for the stock style ones in that every bug I pulled apart they were broken.
I will be running a Custom Vee Dub (www.customveedub.com.au) mid mount transaxle strap as well to make sure the box stays where I want it.
I figure the kafer bar, the transmission strap and the larger front box mount will see the EJ stay put.
