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Notch axle tramp
choppa - June 5th, 2004 at 11:42 PM

Hope someone can offer some help here.

Does anyone have experience with axle tramp in their T3.
I have a early notch with IRS and a 250hp Subaru.
I use it every day and i love it.
But it handles like crap!
Ive fitted WCM spring plate bushes and urethane trailing arm bushes.
With gas shocks
Its not lowered much but has alot of negative camber at the rear.
Is the problem the rear subframe mounts.
Does anyone know of any urethane or aluminium subframe mounts.

Thanks

Choppa

seagull - June 5th, 2004 at 11:44 PM

when are you coming to get them ! & you have u2u mark

1303Steve - June 6th, 2004 at 12:09 AM

Hi

I saw an article written by Humpty about making a support that went under the bellhousing using the beetle mounts and bolted to the floor area above. Type 3s have a nice ride but all those rubber mounts make them handle a bit doughy.

1302Steve

seagull - June 6th, 2004 at 12:09 AM

mark you still have the subaru motor mounts fitted ?

seagull - June 6th, 2004 at 12:59 AM

steve humty is his bro mate ,can not see the link but ,heehee

[Edited on 6-6-2004 by seagull]

seagull - June 6th, 2004 at 08:57 PM

another one for you as i was telling you these are spring bushes from a toyota machine a bit of round bar out at slid them in ,you need a sleve that fits in the hole where the bolt goes through this needs to be the length of you bracket * inside * so it does not crush when you tighten it up .

we run the same it the race car found to be good .

[Edited on 6-6-2004 by seagull]

[Edited on 6-6-2004 by seagull]

choppa - June 6th, 2004 at 11:37 PM

Yeah thanx for the pix Neil.
They will come in Handy.
Do you have T3 subframe mounts?
Or are you talking about the engine mounts you make.

I cant answer your email.
Hotmails giving me grief!

Choppa

seagull - June 6th, 2004 at 11:41 PM

O i see how about the u2u did you get that mark ??
I can make any thing you need , the sub frame can be done the same I need to look measure ect come over soon with it .

choppa - June 6th, 2004 at 11:57 PM

The only way to make the Subframe mounts would be to take the car apart and machine each piece to fit.
As the standard rubber bushes squash and deform a bit as the mounts are tightend.But aluminium or urethane wont do that.
So itll be fairly long winded.
And i couldnt bare to have the notch off the road for weeks.
Only as a last resort anyway.
Im hopin someone has a kit or something.
Cheers

Choppa.

seagull - June 6th, 2004 at 11:59 PM

So what about the other one you have down there ? I have motor !

what does this run in a 1/4 mile , mark ??

seagull - June 7th, 2004 at 12:06 AM

I got a idea sell the other notch to me real cheap we can strip that one to measure up ect then I can fit the turbo donk in that so it right , hee hee

choppa - June 16th, 2004 at 01:14 AM

I hear Vintage VW sells these urethane mounts.
Anybody have any experience,durability wise?

Thanks

Choppa