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 71type1
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| posted on November 7th, 2009 at 03:58 PM |
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Ball Joint To King Pin??
How hard is it convert a 71 standard beetle from a ball joint front end to a king pin front end for a baja?
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| posted on November 8th, 2009 at 12:13 AM |
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The frame head and beams are different so can't swap one to the other.
The easiest way is to cut the link pin tubes from the shock towers and brackets and then make custom shock towers and weld BJ mounting brackets back
on.
If the tube diameter of both beams is the same and the torsion leaves the same length you could also weld link pin sway away adjusters into a BJ beam
and fit link pin torsion leaves and arms.
Finally, you need to weld a link pin frame head to a BJ pan or just whack a link pin pan under your BJ bug. 
Least that gives you a few options
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71type1
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| posted on November 8th, 2009 at 05:33 AM |
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I figured it was going to be a frame head swap. But I can just put a LP pan under the 71??
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| posted on November 8th, 2009 at 07:58 AM |
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yeah body swap is the easiest method
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cb john
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| posted on November 9th, 2009 at 06:08 PM |
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Rear body mounts need to be relocated...
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