So someone with an engineering qualification, experience with procuring laser cutting, a bit of welding, some powder coating, etc could just set up a rival company…
Out of subject here, but how is your expercience with flipped drop spindles and how did they fit? Thanks
Too late, the fashion has almost run it's course. there are two sorts - Flipped stock as per TH which are a bit too low IMO but retain the track distance between the wheels and are available for drum brake earlies and both types of disc brakes. These come as kit with trailing arms that have upside down ball joints. Then the new welded ones that add 15mm to each wheel track and AFAIK are only available for later disc brakes. I think they are not quite so low. Swings and roundabouts. Used with regular trailing arms they area cheaper option I think. Both are straightforward initially, then the fun starts with swapping shocks for firmer or sprung, re-engineering bump stops, new smaller tyres... Then you drive 'em around for a year trying to persuade yourself the "handling" is better before throwing in the towel, putting it back to stock and flogging the parts to someone else.
Not for the Wagenswest style lift spindles What a great way to raise a bus, if that's your thing, but keep the suspension geometry within stock spec
Yes I agree .. I’ve never bought from him or will due to these posts , my comment he’s in the more hobby business for single clients that can wait months with no idea if or when it will turn up .. A real business with dead lines will buy from trusted suppliers with trustworthy delivery timescales .. under promise … over deliver ..
Spot on Zed, that’s exactly what I’m about to do. Had a tiny raise in there to go with it. And will sell my stuff when I eventually get around to it. Might even put an ad up right now. Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,check out Zed with the mind reading act
You should write a book - you could call it "Zed and the Art of VW maintenance" I believe I'm at stage 3 of your 4 stage plan
I'm selling mine next year. 'tis true that there isn't much I haven't done at least once and usually many times over while I had my "Bus Garage" but... I could never write a book, it would never be finished and then I'd have to find a publisher and then... all this info is on the net somewhere not to mention anyone can just ask on here and get personal answers tailored to their own, usually non-standard bus - by which I mean in 50 years nobody can really rely on stock info fitting what they find. It's a minefield that IMHO can't be adequately covered by a book.