This got me thinking the other day using IRS rear from a VW any one have a photo please ?? :alien

Not got a photo but I reckon a Type 3 IRS rear may be easier as the whole subframe unbolts from the body.

Just a thought!

Steve

I don't know about IRS, but Jeff Walsh from up the north coast has a trailer He built using VW bits...
The axles can be screwed up or down.... ie.. the trailer can go up or down with a cranked handle...
I check it out at Valla usually when its there...
It may just be the torsion bars and swing arms...
I can't remember any more , sorry..

Lee

I was thinkg off a off road trailer as the irs would be good + I dont like throwing stuff out .

this is Brads old car trailer, it used kombi IRS

Wes can you get under it a give us a look or has he sold it ? ta neil

O and thank you

as you can see by the photo date, that pic was 3 years ago.

Unfortunately he has sold it. Just ring Brad for info on it.

I've built a trailer from a kombi body thats been cut up and modified. I had an engineering firm weld up a draw bar to the main chassis rails and torsion bar housing. I told them I wanted to drag this trailer up to cape york and the kimberlies so build it strong,when I got back a couple of days later I almost fell over. They used 6x2inch gal rhs,totally over kill but at least i know its not going to crack or bend( I'm not so sure about the rest of the 30 year old body). I've made a storage box underneath where the engine & gearbox used to be. I'm basically setting this trailer up as a pop-up and fold-out camper trailer. The kombi irs suspension and brakes are superb,Its usually a $1500 option to fit irs to a regular trailer ,but if you use a kombi set up you can almost get it for free from a rusted bus. I havent done any serious off-roading yet but I've thrown it around some of the corrugated back roads and it handles like no other trailer I've ever towed. I've only got little 14inch wheels and stuffed shockers so its only going to get better when I hook up the factory brakes,fit some taller tyres for offroad clearence and get some shockers that actually work. My wife is so impressed , I'm building her a garden trailer(thats another code for a motorbike trailer I reckon) something that has more of a flat bed and shorter sides . So my recommendation is get out that gas axe/angle grinder/sabre saw or what ever takes your fancy and cut out those old IRS rear ends.Sorry no pictures but I'll be dragging it to valla if I get it painted in time.

Thanks wes I new he would of sold it seagull brad ! & thanks dub cab can you show us a photo would love to have a look .

what would you like to know ?

the shockies how do the mount ??

onto the stock location on the arms and onto the rails on the trailer. I have used complete rear eds as well so the shocks just stayed stock.

With the beetle IRS I just left it all stock

cool thanks brad I never seen one before .

here is the rear end of a 76 that I gave to Brad, it looks just like a trailer just cut the torsion bar and widen it to suite.

cool thanks