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 Chewy
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| posted on October 26th, 2004 at 09:30 PM |
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Swing-axle Kombi box into beetle?
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?
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johny rotten
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| posted on October 26th, 2004 at 10:44 PM |
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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
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| posted on October 26th, 2004 at 10:49 PM |
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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.
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| posted on October 26th, 2004 at 10:56 PM |
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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.
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| posted on October 27th, 2004 at 09:04 AM |
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ive got a set of adapters if youre interestedi'm putting a reduction gbox into a beetle and have a spare set?
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| posted on October 27th, 2004 at 11:47 AM |
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Sure am!!!!!!!!!! U2U sent!
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| posted on October 27th, 2004 at 09:48 PM |
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is there a difference between beetle and kombi swing axle boxes ?
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| posted on October 27th, 2004 at 09:50 PM |
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the noses are different. i know that. dont know what else.
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| posted on October 27th, 2004 at 10:16 PM |
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what year did kombis go IRS?
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| posted on October 28th, 2004 at 05:06 AM |
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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
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| posted on October 28th, 2004 at 10:30 AM |
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ahh well, no point then without the redux boxes
Thanks all
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