Air vs coil
 

I am a retired Pastor trying something new. I just acquired a V W
Beetle/dune buggy. Apparently the kids who tried to build it couldn't
figure out how to raise the body of the dune buggy up from the V W
chassis to fit the 20" spoke rims. They put 2 pieces of HY 80 angle
iron in to replace the shocks. This clearly won't due. I am a little
mechanical, but I am new to this type of vehicle so I could use all
the help anyone can give me. I need to raise it up enough to ride
comfortably on the 20's but standard V W shocks wont raise it high
enough to clear the wheels, and if I'm not mistaken shocks are not for
lifting they are just for stabilize and absorbing shock. how do I do
what i need to do with out breaking my limited bank?

Air vs coil
 

On Thursday, March 8, 2012 9:06:24 AM UTC-5, euroteam1 wrote:
> I am a retired Pastor trying something new. I just acquired a V W
> Beetle/dune buggy. Apparently the kids who tried to build it couldn't
> figure out how to raise the body of the dune buggy up from the V W
> chassis to fit the 20" spoke rims. They put 2 pieces of HY 80 angle
> iron in to replace the shocks. This clearly won't due. I am a little
> mechanical, but I am new to this type of vehicle so I could use all
> the help anyone can give me. I need to raise it up enough to ride
> comfortably on the 20's but standard V W shocks wont raise it high
> enough to clear the wheels, and if I'm not mistaken shocks are not for
> lifting they are just for stabilize and absorbing shock. how do I do
> what i need to do with out breaking my limited bank?



On Thursday, March 8, 2012 9:06:24 AM UTC-5, euroteam1 wrote:
> I am a retired Pastor trying something new. I just acquired a V W
> Beetle/dune buggy. Apparently the kids who tried to build it couldn't
> figure out how to raise the body of the dune buggy up from the V W
> chassis to fit the 20" spoke rims. They put 2 pieces of HY 80 angle
> iron in to replace the shocks. This clearly won't due. I am a little
> mechanical, but I am new to this type of vehicle so I could use all
> the help anyone can give me. I need to raise it up enough to ride
> comfortably on the 20's but standard V W shocks wont raise it high
> enough to clear the wheels, and if I'm not mistaken shocks are not for
> lifting they are just for stabilize and absorbing shock. how do I do
> what i need to do with out breaking my limited bank?



You could try a lift kit for the body like this. Jim

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/pts/2834940121.html

Air vs coil
 

On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:31:54 +0100, Jim N > wrote:

> On Thursday, March 8, 2012 9:06:24 AM UTC-5, euroteam1 wrote:
>> I am a retired Pastor trying something new. I just acquired a V W
>> Beetle/dune buggy. Apparently the kids who tried to build it couldn't
>> figure out how to raise the body of the dune buggy up from the V W
>> chassis to fit the 20" spoke rims. They put 2 pieces of HY 80 angle
>> iron in to replace the shocks. This clearly won't due. I am a little
>> mechanical, but I am new to this type of vehicle so I could use all
>> the help anyone can give me. I need to raise it up enough to ride
>> comfortably on the 20's but standard V W shocks wont raise it high
>> enough to clear the wheels, and if I'm not mistaken shocks are not for
>> lifting they are just for stabilize and absorbing shock. how do I do
>> what i need to do with out breaking my limited bank?
>
>
>
> On Thursday, March 8, 2012 9:06:24 AM UTC-5, euroteam1 wrote:
>> I am a retired Pastor trying something new. I just acquired a V W
>> Beetle/dune buggy. Apparently the kids who tried to build it couldn't
>> figure out how to raise the body of the dune buggy up from the V W
>> chassis to fit the 20" spoke rims. They put 2 pieces of HY 80 angle
>> iron in to replace the shocks. This clearly won't due. I am a little
>> mechanical, but I am new to this type of vehicle so I could use all
>> the help anyone can give me. I need to raise it up enough to ride
>> comfortably on the 20's but standard V W shocks wont raise it high
>> enough to clear the wheels, and if I'm not mistaken shocks are not for
>> lifting they are just for stabilize and absorbing shock. how do I do
>> what i need to do with out breaking my limited bank?
>
>
>
> You could try a lift kit for the body like this. Jim
>
> http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/pts/2834940121.html

I second that, the only proper way to lift the body whilst keeping the
stock suspension setup for a comfortable ride.
The only other cheap option is to fit 15" rims with suitable tires.

J.
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