I am after a camber control arm or rear sway bar to suit a swing axle type beetle
Newcastle Area
gotthebug65 Slammed & Awesome Dubber
81 posts · joined Apr 2012 ·
WTB : NSW: Camber Control Arm or Rear Sway Bar
vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk
2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·
Be carefull fitting a sway bar to a swing axle rear end, the bar actually promotes rear wheel tuck, a camber compensator is made for a swing axel rear end
http://www.piersideparts.net/MB9615.html
http://www.piersideparts.net/MB9615.html
whathaveidone Custom Title Time!
1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·
Rod Penrose has some going cheap at the moment!! Get in contact with greg mackey(happydaze). He is a wizz on swing axel tuning. had the pleasure of seeing his setup recently. He should be able to point you in the right direction!!!
gotthebug65 Slammed & Awesome Dubber
81 posts · joined Apr 2012 ·
cheers that clears that up in my mindvwo60 wrote:Be carefull fitting a sway bar to a swing axle rear end, the bar actually promotes rear wheel tuck, a camber compensator is made for a swing axel rear end
http://www.piersideparts.net/MB9615.html
gotthebug65 Slammed & Awesome Dubber
81 posts · joined Apr 2012 ·
is that the camber compensator he has going cheap ?whathaveidone wrote:Rod Penrose has some going cheap at the moment!! Get in contact with greg mackey(happydaze). He is a wizz on swing axel tuning. had the pleasure of seeing his setup recently. He should be able to point you in the right direction!!!
HappyDaze Superannuated
2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
Fitting a 'camber compensator', without re-setting the rear torsion bars would be a waste of time.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
gotthebug65 Slammed & Awesome Dubber
81 posts · joined Apr 2012 ·
cheers for the tipHappyDaze wrote:Fitting a 'camber compensator', without re-setting the rear torsion bars would be a waste of time.
cnfabo Custom Title Time!
1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·
Wayne races a swing axle rear with a sway bar to success and I have also driven one as well and that are fine. Off the shelf camber compensators suck unless you build a mackie one, but more work then just bolting up a sway bar...my 2c
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vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk
2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·
I had sway bar on a swng axel car for about twenty minutes, took it off after a big dose of oversteer when the rear axels tucked mid corner, as for the available camber compensators, i have run these for years on both of my swing axel cars wiith out the sudden death oversteer that a sway bar promotes. Have a think how a sway bar operates, most manufacturers do not recommend fitting them.
HappyDaze Superannuated
2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
There is a bit more to improving the swing-axle suspension than just 'whacking on' a compensating spring, or anti-roll bar.
If a lot of power is involved, lack of traction could be a problem with an anti-roll bar. A limited-slip diff. would probably be needed.
After a bit of work on the rear suspension, understeer could rear its ugly head. Then you can work on the front end.......and so on.👍
If a lot of power is involved, lack of traction could be a problem with an anti-roll bar. A limited-slip diff. would probably be needed.
After a bit of work on the rear suspension, understeer could rear its ugly head. Then you can work on the front end.......and so on.👍
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
gotthebug65 Slammed & Awesome Dubber
81 posts · joined Apr 2012 ·
i found a good article on aircooled that talked about similar facets of swing arm suspentionHappyDaze wrote:There is a bit more to improving the swing-axle suspension than just 'whacking on' a compensating spring, or anti-roll bar.
If a lot of power is involved, lack of traction could be a problem with an anti-roll bar. A limited-slip diff. would probably be needed.
After a bit of work on the rear suspension, understeer could rear its ugly head. Then you can work on the front end.......and so on.👍
http://www.aircooled.net/vw-handling-suspension-tuning/
i have konis on there atm it seemed to wriggle around a bit once i got up to 60 mph havent gone much past that atm ...
vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk
2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·
You can have a four wheel alignment, check the castor while you are at it as it might need a bit more to improve the straight line stability