I've read all about swapping IRS bus transaxles, but no matter how much I search I cant find anything about swapping a kombi swing-axle box into a beetle?
Is it possible? Is it worthwhile for the extra strength and lower gear ratios?
johny rotten ·
can do but do you want extra ride hieght ?
you could turn the reduction boxes around 90 degrees with an adapter plate for std ride hieght
Chewy ·
Did kombi swing-axles never come without redux hubs???
Could you just take off the the kombi axles/redux hubs and run beetle axles on the kombi box??
I do want the extra ride hight, Im making an off road sedan, but no one makes redux hub adapters anymore and apparently they drive like shit anyway.
twoguns ·
as per my limited knowledge. if you take the reduction hubs off a asplitty box, you need to reverse the pinion i htink. other wise you get four revesre and one forward gear. i dont htink htere is a difference, or much, between the boxes other than the reduction hubs. these do make for good height in off roaders apparently.
type82e ·
ive got a set of adapters if youre interestedi'm putting a reduction gbox into a beetle and have a spare set?
marcel
Chewy ·
Sure am!!!!!!!!!! U2U sent!
Brad ·
is there a difference between beetle and kombi swing axle boxes ?
twoguns ·
the noses are different. i know that. dont know what else.
Chewy ·
what year did kombis go IRS?
type82e ·
kombi went irs in 68 when the bay window was introduced
as far as I know the beetle and kombi boxes are the same
I bought a splitty reduction gearbox from silver in sydney and he said that the origibal one had karcked it and his mechanic just put a beetle gbox in there after flipping the ring and pinion
the kombi gbox's have a higher 4th gear though of 0.82 whereas I think beetle have 0.89
marcel
Chewy ·
ahh well, no point then without the redux boxes
Thanks all