[VB] [T2] Bay front end in a split

[Chris Dreike]

And yes, the splitty I saw did seem to be just a little nose high. Maybe an
inch. Adjusters would be nice.

Chris

On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 11:10 AM david raistrick <keen at icantclick.org> wrote:

> 68-69 is my memory.  not so much softer as less stiff, if that makes
> sense.   rides higher, though, so if stock height matters you might want to
> put adjusters in the beam.
>
>
> --
> Sent from my random mobile device of the week
>
> > On Feb 3, 2020, at 12:51 PM, Chris Dreike <cdreike at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Al,
> > On Saturday I saw a 64 Kombi and the owner said his front end was from a
> > 68. Sure enough it has ball joints.
> > I believe the ride might be softer as with my 71 bay, not sure on that
> > however. Anyone know?
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >> On Sun, Feb 2, 2020 at 9:51 PM Al Brase <alribee at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I think a 1968-69 beam will fit. 70-79 have a bigger bolt pattern and
> will
> >> take some fabrication to fit. The thing is, the ball joints are all the
> >> same, thus any year uprights will fit the 69 beam. This means 71-71 and
> >> 73-79 which both take disc brakes but the 73-79 are bigger, or better, I
> >> think.
> >>
> >>> On Sun, Feb 2, 2020 at 11:45 PM Chris Dreike <cdreike at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Volks,
> >>> Anyone remember the details on whether an early bay front end will fit
> >>> into
> >>> a 64-67 splitty? Which years fit?
> >>> I know this was discussed about 15-16 years ago. Karl (RIP) had the
> >>> details
> >>> at the time.
> >>>
> >>> Chris
> >>> 64 DD Kamper Kit
> >>> 71 Sunroof Bay
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