Super Beetle single A arm front suspension.

[volkdent]

Is it going to look like this when you are done?





Found these on this site, linked from http://www.beetspeedengines.nl/hoofd_frameset_1.htm posted by Jeza


Jason

[The Pirate]

Sort of but not exactly. I do like the soloution for the sway bar though. Iwill try to get a diagram up at some point. Thanks for the input!

[The Pirate]

So my current question is refering to the picture posted above: What is the part used to attatch the sway bar to the A arm? What is it called and where can one be obtained? Plus what type of ball joint is being used? Where can one get a ball joint like that? I am currently looking into refining a few things in my basic design and I want to explore some more options.

[ricola]

Alex has put 944 A arms on his strut converted ghia (the white French oe on here that is being converted to G50 and 993 flat 6). Maybe he can share some info on here too? I saw some pics on his build thread on german-spirit.
Rich

[Jeza]

Thats essentially the same setup S1fter (Mark) is using on his. I posted a couple of pics on the first page. Look him up here or check him out at http://themetricnut.co.nz/

[The Pirate]

Ok so I now know that the part between the sway bar and the A arm is a drop link. What I need to know now is where to get some. Next question that needs to be aswered is: What is the type of ball joints these A arms are using? I have not seen them before and do not know where to obtain them. Next is: What are these threaded A arm piviots these supensions are using and where to get them? Are these performance parts? This is my first BIG all out complete custom suspension rebuild so some of these parts are unknown to me but I want to learn and rapidly. My main idea here is to make a series of low cost high quality, modded super beetle suspension options that use common off the shelf bushings, ball joints and other parts for easy low cost rebuild.

[juse]

They are spherical bearings or rod ends that you mean. People call them rosejoints, uniballs etc. by the brand name. Try to search the web with words like those or manufacturers like Aurora, National, SKF,...
Easiest way to make a droplink or a "dogbone" is to use a male and a female rod end bolted together.
Good rod ends arent cheap. And you should study the load ratings of differend ends capable to handle the forces your front suspension creates. I am not he one to advice you here, maybe someone knows mats and physics better?
Use only bearings with a PTFE liner, or not liner at all (grease needed). The cheapest bearings have brass liner in them which breaks soon under heavy loads.
J.