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Wagenswest complete 1968-79 Volkswagen Bus suspension package Porsche 130 mm .

Nate — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:03:11 +0000

Wagenswest complete 1968-79 bus Suspension and brake kit, the good stuff with no guess work

Porsche bolt pattern 5 on 130mm.

This kit comes with a complete 4" inch narrowed adjustable front-end with new ball joints and 2.5 inch dropped spindles; including Wagenswest vented 4 piston disk brakes. The beam is ready to install grease, align, and go.

The rear end kit consist of Wagenswest drop plates, 3.25" for 1971-79 and an option for 4.5" to fit aftermarket wheels on the 1968-70 bus. The brakes are OEM Porsche style with internal parking brakes and forged hubs, 4 piston calipers and vented cross drilled rotors.

A pair of adjustable spring plates, all 4 shocks. Some of our new Wagenswest billet spring plate caps and a master cylinder kit is also included.

The suspension and brake parts needed to do the job.

KIT WILL NOT FIT STOCK 14" WHEELS.

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1968-71 Volkawagen bus adjustable rear spring plates

Nate — Thu, 28 May 2015 12:59:54 +0000

Wagenswest 1968-71 VW bus adjustable spring plates, these will make it a breeze to fine tune the ride height, on the rear of your early bay bus. Adjustable spring plates are also a good idea with Horseshoe plates and the Wagenswest 4.5 drop plates. Made out of all new material, “special high strength alloys”.

HOW TO INSTALL WAGENSWEST ADJUSTABLE SPRING PLATES

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Wagenswest T shirt

Nate — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:53:00 +0000

Wagenswest T-shirt, Front has our logo and the back has a breakdown of a Volkswagen bus beam from a factory manual. It’s a good enough print to actually read it!!
100% cotton nice and thick .
We have limited sizes.

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Wagenswest 1968-79 Volkswagen bus lowering kit, the “Slam Bay Special”

Nate — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:55:50 +0000

Wagenswest, Volkswagen bus lowering kit – the “SLAM BAY SPECIAL”

1968-79 Volkswagen bus lowering kit. No short cuts here, no junk or getting almost what you wanted.

No core charge any more, this is an out rite price

Ship in 4-6 weeks.

This VW bus lowering kit comes with,

Wagenswest built, 4 Inch narrowed, 2 degree raked, adjustable beam, with NEW, OEM style needle bearings . Also included is a torsion spring narrowing tool, plus Wagenswest built, 2.5 inch dropped spindles. And for the rear Wagenswest built, 3.25 Horseshoe rear drop plates, Or upgrade to the 4.5 rear drop plates if your are going real low and want to run aftermarket aluminum wheels.

This kit will drop your bus from 3.25 inches lower than stock, to 8 or more inches lower than stock.

Cores. — No cores

When in comes to the torsion springs, you Will need to narrow your own. A Wagenswest spring narrowing tool is included, and narrowing your own torsion springs, instructions are here.

1″ inch raised beam option,

The 1” inch raised beam option is included in our beams with a dual bolt pattern, to aid in getting more of a drop and better ground clearance. Here is the deal with 1968-79 bay window buses; because of the ball joint design, the beam hangs down roughly 1” inch more than split window bus beams do. So when you install a 1” inch raised beam you gain 1” inch of ground clearance and in effect you turn a set of 2.5” inch dropped spindles into 3.5”inch drops.

This option has a cost, —— wait for it —— you will need to notch / cut above the beam 1”inch higher, you will also need to remove the heater tube over the beam, leave it out – or replace with flex hose. You will also have some cables to move. This is a bit of work but has a big payoff. The 1”inch raised beams have dual side plate bolt patters so you can bolt them in the stock spot if you chicken out.

Should I use 3.25″ Horseshoe drop plates? Or upgrade to 4.5″ drop plates ?

Rule of thumb, 4.5″ drop plates are for 1968-70 buses.

If you have a 1968-70 bus and you plan on running wide five aftermarket 15″ aluminum wheels, will need the 4.5″ drop plates. If you have a 1971-79 bus you are probably ok with the 3.25″ Horseshoe drop plates . The 4.5″ drop plates are not special because they are 1.25″ inches lower then the Horseshoe plates. 4.5″ drop plates are special because they narrow the rear wheel base by a 1/2″ inch per side.

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1968-70 disc brake master cylinder conversion kit

Nate — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:02:51 +0000

1968-70 disc brake master cylinder conversion kit This is a dual circuit master cylinder kit for the 1968-70 Volkswagen bus, for use when converting to disc brakes. Also works as a replacement for the unobtainable stock 68-70 master cylinder. Comes with all the hardware needed to install.

A must for a disk brake conversion!

We use 2 style master cylinders, 1971-79 bus with 24mm pistons or a rabbit master cylinder with 21mm pistons.

We like to use the late bus master cylinder for disc brakes with LARGE piston calipers and we use the rabbit for small piston disc brakes (1.5 inch &under) or drum brakes.

Includes

1 – disc brake dual circuit master cylinder.

1 – Adapter kit and boot.

1 – set of hoses, clamps and elbow.

1 – Dual circuit reservoir and 2 rubber grommets.

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68-79 Bay window 3.25 drop horseshoe plates.

Nate — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:14:10 +0000

These horseshoe drop plates lower the rear of your 68-79 bay window bus 3 ¼ inches while maintaining stock camber and leaving your spring plate in its original location. These plates also maintain the factory wheel base and do not push your wheels out.

When using most any type of drop plate in the rear of a bay window 1968-79 bus, it is best to put a small notch in the frame rail to help the axle clear and not bottom out on the frame when hitting bumps in the road.

Here is a link to a Horseshoe plate install photo shoot.

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1955-79 Wagenswest Beefcake bus beam adjuster

Nate — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:45:29 +0000

Wagenswest (Beefcake) VW bus beam adjuster

Wagenswest bus beam adjusters are Drop forged out of 4140, with big beefy teeth to insure a solid grip with no slip.

This adjuster fits

Volkswagen bus from beams from 1949-1979. These are by far the strongest bus beam adjuster that can be found. This is a project for someone that is a a descent welder and prepared to do some drilling, cutting, grinding, smacking and welding. So if you do not weld it is necessary to find someone who does, and show them the how to linked below so they understand what there in for.

These are sold each and you will need 2 of them to do one beam.

HOW TO INSTALL THESE ADJUSTERS.

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