6 month lead time.

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Fitment is for type 1 and type 3 drum backing plates when used in the rear of a split bus.

These little spacers go in-between the cable liner and backing plate.

sold as a pair.

HOW TO INSTALL THESE SPACERS HERE.

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Send us your spring plates and we will make them static offsets with shock mounts!!

All our offset spring plates include offset shock mounts.

Offset spring plates enable you to lower the rear of your pre 1967 Volkswagen bus 3.5 inches by swapping the reduction gear transmission with a long axle type one or type three swing axle transmissions.

What you need to do the job.

#1 A set of offset spring plates.

#2 a 68 bug swing axle transmission or a pre 67 type 3 transmission.

#3 brakes if you use the 68 bug transmission you can machine a set of pre 63 bus drums to fit over the bug brakes or if you use a type 3 you can buy wide five drums.

#4 A pair of emergency brake cable spacers. https://wagenswest.com/partstore/index.php/1955-67-e-brake-spacers-for-t1-backing-plates.html

You will also need to take the bus nose cone off of the bus trans and use it on the bug or type 3 transmission.

By far the easiest way to lower the back of your bus.

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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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Send us your spindles and a copy of your order and we will drop and rebuild them. 

With a 2.5″, 3.5″, 4″, 5″, and 6″ inch drop these are by far the best and hardest to build spindles you can buy for a 1955-67 Volkswagen bus. Built using special jigs, these spindles keep all your stock tie rod geometry while maintaining all the original phenolic pivot bushings.

When we ship these out they are 100% rebuilt with king pins and seals, loaded with grease-zerks ready to install

4″ inch welded drop spindles will fit inside a 14″ inch and bigger wheel. 5″ inch will fit inside a 15″ inch and bigger wheel. 6″ inch will fit inside a 16″ inch and bigger wheel. One more major benefit is that you can install these spindles with stock tie rods and ends so all you need is the spindles!!

3/8 track increase each side

These take 8 -12 weeks, so remember that when ordering! 

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This is a service!

Send us your stock Volkswagen bus spindles and a set of 944 Porsche spindles. With these two sets, we make  Bus/Porsche hybrid dropped spindles. We also rebuild the king pins, on link-pin spindles.

The whole idea is that you will have a set of new  drop spindles that use stock Porsche disc brakes.

Drop heights available are

3″ inch

4″ inch

5″ inch

6″ inch

After selecting the drop height and  placing the order, box and ship us the two core sets of spindles. Also please include a copy your order, that will be sent to your email address.

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