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@ALB posted:

If you can weld it'll be a great winter project.  The June '94 Hot VW's magazine has a "how to narrow the trailing arms" article by my friend Bruce.  He put 8" Fuchs alloys with 225/50-15's under stock fenders on his Beetle.  If you're interested, I've scanned the pages and can post them here (I posted them a number of years ago).



PS- @LI-Rick- nicely done! (and that is 1 sharp Ghia!)  A friend of mine built a similar jig and has converted a number of dune buggies to irs.   The Bus reduction boxes were breaking (the new modern offroad tires are just too much for them) and Gerry has converted 4? 5? 6? buggies to bus irs transaxles and reliability has gone way up.

@ALB, that is the Hot  VW’s article I followed to narrow the arms.  I also used a Berg bus into bug intermediate housing, which is a nice piece of kit. Those type 2 transmissions are really tough, I used one in a drag car with a Folts swingaxle conversion years ago.

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