Arms, Arms, Arms!!!

[roo]

so if i'm picturing this right your going to slide a pipe or similar into the trailing arm pivot hole/bushing then mount your spring plate/hiem joint on the arm and adjust the heim so it sits in the center of the pipe. then mount the trailing arm and see where the heim likes to be? i know you don't want to hear it but it would have been sooo much easier had the conversion been done right the first time. oh well. the only suggestion i have is when you are test fitting i would go with urethane bushings. if they start to squeak put rubber ones in but the urethane's will flex alot less when your trying to test fit and line everything up. i wish you luck and keep us posted. cheers!

[Panelfantastic]

Exactly!

Yes, the PO did a lot of half-a$$ed stuff. The front was lowered by removing all but two of the leaves! Some people should not work on stuff... my ideas are exteme (and crazy ) but I will use the best parts I can and try to do it right.

Already got the urethanes, gonna use'em squeaks or not.

[roo]

could someone clue me in as to who exactly the PO is. heard them reffered to in another post also.

[Panelfantastic]

Sorry Roo, you can tell I spend wayyy to much time on forums....
"PO" stands for previous owner.

[Pillow]

Looking good Panel!

I put in the rear IRS on my '66 a few weeks ago... Wow is it low! Too low really (I will probably get flamed for that thinking ).

In my case I just dropped the spring plates one spline to allow everything to line up close. First drama was that I did not want the CVs to pop (T2 ones) from too much angle. Second was that the shocks using the stock upper bus mounts and stock IRS lower mounts with early Bilstiens (for swing axle VWs) are just too short and limit how high I could set the car up.

Panel, what shocks did you previously use? I remember you mentioned that you used stock top mounts with regular shocks... I guess if it was lowered no big deal...?

I also have some / \ wheel issues at the moment, but I just need to go and get it on a rack to straighten it up. I am using the clamp style from Bus Boys as well.

... Problem now is that the front is way to high relative to the rear! Not cool at all. Needs addressed I am thinking with drop spindles good for 2.5", still need it lower though.

Also I need to work out the rear shock issue so I can raise it up in the rear.

Take Care,

[Panelfantastic]

Pillow, not sure my mounts were stock. The top one looked stock in shape, but the welds holding it on didn't. The lower mount definately looked like it had been cut off and welded back on the arm. Why he did all that ? The lower part of the shock body was in a bind (angle of the shock in the mounting cup) at ride height. So much in fact, it dented and rubbed a hole in the shock body. It had bug sized GR-2s. Why did he do all that welding on the mounts only to have the shock in a bind so bad it ruined the shock???

Uhhmm, did you say too low? You can get one too low? Seriously, mine won't be that low either, you can quickly get impratical and multiply your headaches trying to get too low. You and I share the same thought, low is cool but suspension has to work and we like to use our buses also.

The clamp ons rock! Being able to rotate them a little to correct camber is the cat's pajama's! You might have to slot your spring plate mount holes to correct toe though (if they're not already slotted).

Pics of progress are nice to look at. (hint, hint )