67 Baja

well i have finaly got the baja home, just a couple of questions, the cars been lifted already but it has the rears towing in badly. I know i can fix this with a kombi box but the gear box in the car has been rebuilt with lower ratio gears and its in great condition so i really dont want to part with it. I am sure i have seen another way off doing it??? am i right if so can any off you help me.

The side rails you can get for baja's,apart from looks do they do anything? or are they just a show thing??

thanks

steff.....................

from the photo it looks (to me) like you camber is about the same or slightly less than mine and no where near as scarey as Tim or Dave's.

u could jack it down my taking it down a spline or two with the torsion bar however as boozer stated his looks pretty scary drving behind it but i have seen him drive it quicker than mine round corners no dramas. i would personally leave it the way it is. even mine has a little bit of positive camber on it and when i get a bigger wheel and tire combo this should increase even more i think. plus it looks tough. just remember its a baja not a street racer and you will be fine. (dont try to take corners at high speed like all the idiots in ricers do)

Nick

Anthiron wrote:plus it looks tough.

I don't think you'll find many people that think positive camber looks tough.

You need to lower it to get rid of the positive camber. That is your only option with the current swingaxle set-up.

ok so there is no way of correcting the camber with out lossing the swingaxle box? BUGGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i don't want to lower it as it will be used offroad as much as i can but it will be used to get to and from work untill the other beetles done. I am not intrested in racing round the roads just dirt!!!!. so i guess the question now is who has a set up for sale that would see me right and anyone intrested in a swingaxle box with lower ratio gears(i will get the sizing in the next few days)


steff...................................

you could do an IRS conversion on it but that would be a lot of work (from what i've heard) and as you said it's a daily driver and can't be taken off the road for work. Personally I don't think you will have any handling problems at all if you drive accordingly, as it is nearly a 40 year old car. If you can get to a buggy bash, the next one is Oct 17, then you will see how swingaxles handle at speed offroad.

where in queensland are you from ?
cherrs,
rick

steffs from gladstone

I have a little positive camber. It isn't a concern and when fully laden with kids and camp equipment it's neutral in it's stance providing the best grip (read stopping ability) when traveling at speed and over long distances. When I unload I return to slight positive for an extra inch clearance.

The only fear I have are round-a-bouts near service stations - especually in the wet like drizzle. You can feel the slippage inthe front then the rears from spilt diesel and oils from where vehicles exit with fuel splash.

I drive carefully anyhow so it's not to much of a concern.

Bronze.

Boozer wrote:get to a buggy bash, the next one is Oct 17, then you will see how swingaxles handle at speed offroad.

The buggy bash doesn't show you how they handle at speed, cos there is not much speed involved.

I ran a swingaxle for years, they aren't too bad if set-up right. My advice is to fit a camber compensator.

You can buy a camber compensator, looks like a big leaf spring that fits under the gearbox. It will reduce your clearance a little offroad though.

The other option is to make your own camber compensator, but you need a later model body to do it. If your car has the moldings in the body for the factory Z-bar then your right. The Z-bar was an overload spring put on late swingaxles (and I think some IRS?). Anyway, you can modify it so instead of acting when both wheels are force up, you modify it so it acts when both wheels are forced down.

the factory Z-bar mounts look like a 40mm hole with a stud either side in the body, above and back from the rear shock mounts.

It wont hurt anything to run round like that mine is worse than that and all it does is wear the outside of the tyre more and if you want to go round corners fast dont try, put coil shocks on the back they hold them up alot but just dont back off in the middle of a corner you may find yourself looking at the guy that was behind you or if you what to spend the money and do it right irs is the better option

Just hurry up and come driving with us

i am hurring geez :P hey i think i will be up your way in the next couple of weeks so i will be bale to have a lookie at the notch and no it won't be in the baja grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!



steff......................