Re: aluminum 944 arms--- what shocks? Brakes?
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 5:16 pm
While AWD is tempting, I'm just looking for cheap (and strong) 5x130 aluminum front hubs to go with the mongo front brakes with minimal suckage.
The cut down stock rotor/hat setup I have actually works perfectly, but is hugely inelegant//fugly and requires a 1" wheel spacer UNDER the hat, PLUS one under the wheel.
I want to make that all go away.
The stub and bearing may just end up being 3X the std ball joint stub strength tho.
The front suspension would need a bit of a redesign to go AWD, although probably not as much as you'd think.
Much easier on a super beetle as Mk1 golf struts etc can be (more or less) bolted in.
Nate already swapped a 911 front suspension into his Square, so almost anything is possible with a welder...
Note there is a lister here actively doing an AWD swap, using WRX bits.
Note I found a warning sign for those Aussie mosquitoes...
The cut down stock rotor/hat setup I have actually works perfectly, but is hugely inelegant//fugly and requires a 1" wheel spacer UNDER the hat, PLUS one under the wheel.
I want to make that all go away.
The stub and bearing may just end up being 3X the std ball joint stub strength tho.
The front suspension would need a bit of a redesign to go AWD, although probably not as much as you'd think.
Much easier on a super beetle as Mk1 golf struts etc can be (more or less) bolted in.
Nate already swapped a 911 front suspension into his Square, so almost anything is possible with a welder...
Note there is a lister here actively doing an AWD swap, using WRX bits.
Note I found a warning sign for those Aussie mosquitoes...