Super Beetle single A arm front suspension.

[The Pirate]

Ok so after a small break in work it is back to the A arms.

New developements:

1- The arms will be built from the ground up using either round tubing or square tubing. It depends on what grade steel tubing I can get my hands on around here. If any one has suggestions on what grade to use as well as where to get it, please chime in. Sizes are yet to be determined. I would like to use DOM tubing but cannot find it in square form. I would prefer a square solution. Trying to amalgimate 2 types of factory suspension peices has beed determined to be unweildy.

2- Decided to use a type 3 master cylinder as it will give better clearance for the arm as well as allow each brake to have a connection directly to the MC.

3-The A arms will use the bushings from the 1982 Audi 4000 A arms and the normal beetle sway bar bushing.

4-Total distance from original mount point of the beetel I arm is now about 2 inches to minimize adverse effects on the supension.

That is the plan for now.

[The Pirate]

I am currently building a jig to hold the struts and rack in place as if they were in the car. I am doing this for 2 reasons. One is that I am driving the car that will donate the body for this project. Two is that it allows me unobstructed visual acess to what is going on as well as easier hands on acess. To get the A arms just the right length the strut spindle assembly will be set at absolute neutral camber. This will alow me to get the length of the A arms just right. Once they are fabricated and attatched to the car the camber adjustment will be readded at the top spindel to strut bolt. This is the same set up that the 944 usses and can be adapted to the beetle. All one needs is the ecentric bolts off the 944 as well as ovaling out the top strut to spindel hole on the beetle strut. Will have some pictures soon.