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| Author: | frankenbuggy06 [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | trailing arm jig |
i've been thinking about what i can do to make my weight set a little better on the buggy. Right now its all stock. My plans are for a watercooled swap, air bags, and some frame work on the rear cage. i'm only 92" now and want to transfer my weight foward to keep off the back wheels, although i do like it.  I want 2x3's out back and 2x1 front arms. My Question is, can i take a stock arm, and if caculated right, can i make longer and wider arms?Thanks in advance dave |
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| Author: | Firebug [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trailing arm jig |
yes |
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| Author: | frankenbuggy06 [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trailing arm jig |
Is it diffcult? Anyone have pictures of their jig so i can have an idea of what i need to do? |
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| Author: | Odyknuck [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trailing arm jig |
Aftermarket 2 X 3 arms can be had for less money than it would take to make the Jig and the labor involved and still end up with sheet metal arms. Food for thought. |
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| Author: | frankenbuggy06 [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trailing arm jig |
Odyknuck wrote: Aftermarket 2 X 3 arms can be had for less money than it would take to make the Jig and the labor involved and still end up with sheet metal arms. Food for thought. You dont know how bad i would want to just go and buy arms, but the w/c swap comes before that. haha. I have just about everything to build the arms and make the jig, just need to do the geometry for it and set it up. I just wanted to see how people are holding the arm for the jig |
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| Author: | Firebug [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trailing arm jig |
here are pics of my homemade 3.5 X 4.5 arms.I did not use a jig ,,I took 2 sets of stock arms and grafted them together, This is a rugged set of arms, I got several years out of them, since I went to babychains I dont need them anymore,,,they are for sale  
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| Author: | Odyknuck [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 2:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trailing arm jig |
Believe me I do understand. Over the years I have changed my thought process some in that If it can be bought for less than the material and labor required to build it then buy it. That way I can focus my time on things that will require me to build. There is only so much spare time to devote to the toys. frankenbuggy06 wrote: Odyknuck wrote: Aftermarket 2 X 3 arms can be had for less money than it would take to make the Jig and the labor involved and still end up with sheet metal arms. Food for thought. You dont know how bad i would want to just go and buy arms, but the w/c swap comes before that. haha. I have just about everything to build the arms and make the jig, just need to do the geometry for it and set it up. I just wanted to see how people are holding the arm for the jig |
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| Author: | hillaholic [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trailing arm jig |
Here is marks from blindchicken http://www.blindchickenracing.com/2x3armsjig.jpg 
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| Author: | hillaholic [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trailing arm jig |
also read this http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1894465&highlight=jig#1894465 |
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| Author: | frankenbuggy06 [ Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trailing arm jig |
Wow  thanks guys. That is a HUGE help. Once i make arms and get this all swapped over im puttin my 2 seater back together. it'll be nice with an extra buggy for either one of the group or me. haha
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| Author: | Crash [ Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trailing arm jig |
Hey that jig page looks familiar. Mark |
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