G'day all,

What sort of thickness steel so i need for my lift kit.
I have 2 sizes:
76 x 38 x 3mm RHS and
76 x 38 x 4mm RHS

I rekon 3mm is be good enough, 4mm bullet proof and overkill.

Whats your thoughts? What have you put on yours?

Thanks,
Anthony

Pan metal is about 1.2mm thick...

3mm is plenty, probably overkill. Dont forget that you cant use the same RHS for the angled rear section due to the hypotonuse obviously being greater than the RHS measure. Hope that made sence.
Is this for a registered car? Check with the local dept of trans as from memory 50mm is the largest lift legally allowed.

my lift kit is 50x25x2.0. You should use as small a lift kit as possible to keep the center of gravity low. It makes the car drive better. 50 is all you need for big tyre and kombi box clearances.

As for the angled rear section being taller on the slope, don't worry about it. The body is very thin and flexible, so it just deforms at the rear lip to take up the small difference in height.

The front round section is the difficult part.

Interesting...

So 25mm is an okay width?
What state is the 50mm max lift? and who do you need to talk to? i.e. mechaic or the registering place (eg Vicroads)

50mm is for QLD, it may be different in Victoria

I've had no problems with it for the last 6 years.



25mm fits nicely with the stock floor pan to body rubber strips (I used the rubber above and below the lift kit).

Just remember, VW's are good offroad because they are light. So don't go making them heavy by adding huge amounts of steel.

Come on Mark.....my Kombi isnt that heavily modified......:P:P:P:P:P

Can you use aluminum?

Wouldn't that be light strong and not rust too?

Just need someone that can TIG.

You could use aluminium, most people don't have a TIG is probably the main reason.