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 THUDKNUCKLE
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 posted on July 25th, 2006 at 02:29 PM |
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Double wishbone Idependent Front suspension
Hi there guys just wanted to ask a quick question as to why i cant seem to find anybody running a custom swingarm front end in their vw.
It doesnt seem all that hard to do using an old holden or ford double whishbone front end thats been been modified a bit. If any one has any info on a
similar type setup i would be extremely glad to hear from you as i am currently looking for a new project for my baja.
Cheers
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| posted on July 25th, 2006 at 02:47 PM |
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Thud - I seem to recall there's a thred somewhere on this site where someone's done exactly that using a cutdown standard beam and fabricating their
own A-arms and mounts. For the life of me I can't seem to find it - but if I do come across it I'll let you know
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| posted on July 25th, 2006 at 03:18 PM |
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These ain't the ones I was looking for, but they may be of some help:
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=41039#pid377393
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=34162&page=1#pid293538
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pete wood
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| posted on July 26th, 2006 at 09:32 AM |
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http://www.ricola.co.uk
He made some for a ghia.
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Baja Wes
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| posted on July 26th, 2006 at 09:41 AM |
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no-one does it because of the extreme pain and cost involved with getting it approved for road legal use.
Offroad people make front ends all the time.
Retro-fitting holden parts would be silly, as the VW stuff is better and stronger for offroad use. If it was a good idea then the offroad racers would
be doing it.
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THUDKNUCKLE
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| posted on July 26th, 2006 at 05:49 PM |
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Thanks heaps for the info guys the websites provided awsome info and detail. hopefully sometime onm the future i will have somthing like that only
longer travel .
Love is a Rotary baja bug
Just be carefull ,, something dangerous is lurkin in My garage
ready to burst out in a fit of Big Hp, high boost baja Rage .
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| posted on July 27th, 2006 at 01:29 PM |
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Pete/Thud - that's the one I was originally looking for, so I shall look no more.
Kimbo
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