Reduction hubs trying to stop wheel spin..

Caroneten Seriously Crusin Dubber

135 posts · joined Jun 2005 · 9 Jun 2011, 9:04 pm

#845497

Hi All

I have a kombi with reduction hubs on it, It has a v6 motor and having major trouble with it being able to break traction at speed as the rear of the kombi rises, it seems to unload the power when the vehicle hits a bump. Just wondering has anyone else experienced this and if so will weighting the vehicle be any use?

Thanks
BJ

ernie norley Commited Dubber

64 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 11 Jun 2011, 4:15 pm

#845735

Gday caronten. I hag a split in the 80's running twin webered 180b motor it used to break transmissions across the diff housing. after 3 boxes I swapped over to bay kombi IRS & used a single plate beetle box. It was a totally different car to drive handling around corners improved.bit of work but well worth the effort
Ernie

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 11 Jun 2011, 4:21 pm

#845736

yep, do the IRS conversion.👍

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Jun 2011, 8:52 pm

#845777

Caroneten wrote:Hi All

I have a kombi with reduction hubs on it, It has a v6 motor and having major trouble with it being able to break traction at speed as the rear of the kombi rises, it seems to unload the power when the vehicle hits a bump. Just wondering has anyone else experienced this and if so will weighting the vehicle be any use?

Thanks
BJ

reduction rear hubs were there because of the low power VW engines...
so
more power means replacing the reduction hubs before something goes BANG....

they were designed for the low powered & low geared VW engines and to carry loads....

You will need to replace the reduction hubs...

either with Swing axle gearbox etc... OR

IRS rear end with CV Joints....

Lee

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bevelhead Seriously Crusin Dubber

161 posts · joined Aug 2008 · 28 Aug 2011, 8:42 pm

#859292

try a johnson no hop kit, counteracts the reduction gears trying to ride up the driven gear

silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 29 Aug 2011, 6:15 am

#859336

Why would you want to break traction?

Keeping it real !

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

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 29 Aug 2011, 10:26 am

#859365

Is that the old "Gyros" twincab? If so, it's already IRS and has a CV flange on the reduction hubs to go to the 2L kombi box.

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bevelhead Seriously Crusin Dubber

161 posts · joined Aug 2008 · 29 Aug 2011, 7:34 pm

#859432

11CAB wrote:Is that the old "Gyros" twincab? If so, it's already IRS and has a CV flange on the reduction hubs to go to the 2L kombi box.

Do you know how they did that? weld flange on to cut down original axle? or use type 1 stub which im led to believe will fit early reduction gear?...