How important are the shock relocaters I have different stile of shocks but having problems lifting the front . There's air in lines ,No air leaks pressure switch is working , there's no rubbing of any parts but front won't go up. Any info will be appreciated thanks
Such a beautiful kit! One question though, the rear spring plates look like they are located and pivoting only in/by the end plates? Would this not wear the rubbers out quickly? Wondering why not a solid or roller bar like in the front for the spring plates to pivot on?
Love the kit. I ordered mine for my IRS. I also just ordered the air tank and fuel tank riser!! Can you tell me where those wheels are from? the rears look like 8” wide.
Thanks. At drive height though, with the 2” engine and box raise the camber is very minimal so the contact patch is pretty much 100% of the width of the tyre. Dropped down though yes, but it doesn’t get driven that low as it would just eat axles
Mannnn, get out of town, NICE job on the build. I've got a way to go on mine, haha. Are those 17" Escras? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-msLKvB6mxJc.html
Good video Max. Tell me, what would the reason be for being able to install three of the four Trading arms without any problem whatsoever and then the fourth just will not fit? It’s almost as if the internal diameter of the recess in the beam is too small, and that thepolyurethane bushes are stopping the Trading arm from driving in. It’s one of your beams and it works lovely, but I am absolutely stumped on this. I’ve lost three weekends trying to figure it out!
Hey man! Sounds like a pain… I do have some idea what it could be though and I’ve experienced it a lot! Have you checked the arm for straightness? I’ve had a load of bent ones in the past…. They’re hard to spot but literally won’t fit for anything. I would suggest trying the other side arm in the side you’re having trouble with. If it fits in like you’d expect, then you have an issue with the arm and not the beam… If you get stuck, drop me an email please Eva_resto@outlook.com Cheers
We do! You US guys got IRS as standard in the rear from ‘68, all standard style euro cars stayed swing until the end. IRS doesn’t go as low, but we do do a bolt-on kit similar to this one 👍🏻
It’s not something you can ever solve on an air ride car, not without completely redesigning the steering setup. It’s always the short track rod side, worse on a RHD car. Shorter the rod, the more the toe change through the suspension travel. You’ll always get some toe out on air out unfortunately, just set your alignment up to drive height and go with that. Track rod flip can help… but can also cause other issues so doesn’t instantly fix everything
Stunning car, the craftsmanship on it is superb. With all that weight and functionality you shouldn't be bummed about the 14 second 1/4 mile, its a very quick and respectable driver that clearly wins a lot at shows.
Appreciate it man, thank you! I guess to me it still feels like the fastest thing in the world, I’d told myself for too long that it was a 13 second car 😂
Thanks! And yes, all our later models until end of German production (1979) were swing axle at the back, aside from 1303/2 and semi automatic cars as they had IRS. ‘68 onwards in US spec are all IRS, is that right?
Without the jack point, maybe marginally! But typically a beetle with a 185/65 or 195/65 rear won’t lay the rear pans, even with the axles at max angle like you see here. With an engine/box raise and some other mods yes, at which point then it would be great to go flat pans to gain some more clearance for driving low!
@evarestovw6861 thanks for the info! I have 185/55 in rear, no jack mounts, flat panned, extended notched spring plates. I hope to order a setup very soon!
I've always admired your work on here and Instagram, would be my dream to have an air ride kit on my beetle, would need a bloody bank loan to buy it XD, hopefully Santa will send one my way this year XD keep up the good work <3
