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Revised January 27, 2010
Type 2 & Vanagon
NOTE: We do not sell "drop spindles".
Rear Lowering Plates (Boomerangs)
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Image is of 1955 to 1963 Beam .
The safe way to lower your Bus. Converts any VW Bus or Pickup to be fully adjustable from stock height to as much as 6 inches below. When coupled with the appropriate shocks (oil or gas) and the stock torsion springs have not been modified, the ride is essentially the same as stock. Our Beam comes with the adjusters and is fully cleaned, painted with a new Center Pin and Reconditioned Swing Lever. Adjustable Beams are sold exchange. The core charge is IN ADDITION to the price of the item. See our Core Policy before ordering.
Part No. Description Price / Core Charge
210-40001AX Adjustable Beam, March 1955 to 1963 $347.15 / $150.00 Core
210-40001BX Adjustable Beam, 1964 to Mid 1965 $347.15 / $150.00 Core
Note: 1965 Beams using Torsion Arm Bushings, not Needle Bearings
210-40001CX Adjustable Beam, Mid 1965 to 1967 $347.15 / $150.00 Core
Note: 1965 Beams using Torsion Arm Needle Bearings, not Bushings
210-40001DX Adjustable Beam, 1968 to 1969 $347.15 / $150.00 Core
210-40001EX Adjustable Beam, 1970 $347.15 / $150.00 Core
210-40001FX Adjustable Beam, 1971 to 1979 $347.15 / $150.00 Core
Albatross Front Beam Adjusters
For the do-it-yourselfer. Install the adjusters yourself on your own beam. Kit comes with step-by-step instructions. Note: To install the adjusters requires some special tools and proficiency with TIG Welding equipment.
Part No. Description Price
210-40003 Adjuster Kit, March 1955 to 1967 $150.15
220-40003 Adjuster Kit, 1968 to 1979 $150.15
For instructions on how to install this kit, click here.
Shocks for Adjustable Front Beam (Required if lowered 3 inches or more)
ZAP-41312A Bus & Pickup Front, March 1955 to 1979, Gas-A-Just Shock $62.55
Remove your troublesome gear reduction boxes with this Straight Axle Conversion for any 1956 to 1967 Bus or Pickup. This is the least expensive way to lower the rear (3 1/2 to 4 inches - requires short-travel shocks) and take advantage of the higher gearing the Bug or Type 3 transmission that is recommended in this conversion. Supplied are the special-length axle tubes, NEW gold-anodized spring plates (not used, reworked stock spring plates like our competitors do), transaxle gasket set, rear axle seal kits, brake cable extension tubes and the instructions to complete the conversion. Note: Requires Type 3 or 1968 Bug long axles (28 7/16 inch) as well as a few other items that you will find at your local VW recycling yard. NOTE: The axle tubes supplied with this kit are NOT stock axle tubes. The tubes have been modified to work with our spring plates. Stock VW axle tubes CANNOT be substituted for the correct ones included in this kit.
Part No. Description Price
210-51011 Swing Axle Conversion, March 1955 to 1967 $371.15
210-51011A Swing Axle Conversion with Adjustable Spring Plates, March 1955 to 1967 $474.50
For instructions on how to install this kit, click here.
Shocks for Swing Axle Conversion Kit
ZAP-41312A Bus & Pickup Rear, March 1955 to 1967, Gas-A-Just Shock $70.00
In an recent issue of a prominent VW magazine, you saw how to do this the hard way. We've been doing all of the hard work to offer this type of kit for the past 15 years, relieving you of the hassles of cutting and welding to accomplish this conversion. Again this conversion lowers the rear of your Type 2 about 3 1/2 to 4 inches and does require the short-travel shocks for the best ride. Kit comes with special length "floating" CV axles, special IRS control arm clamps (with appropriate hardware), NEW gold-anodized special length spring plates (again, not used-reworked like our competitors do), trans nosecone gasket, brake cable extension tubes and the instructions to complete the conversion. Note: Requires an IRS Transmission from a 1969 to 1979 Bug or Type 3, IRS Control Arms (complete with Axle Stub, Bearings and Brakes) from a 1969 to 1979 Bug or Type 3, Bug or Type 3 CV Joints and a few other items that you may have sitting around or at your local VW recycling yard.
Part No. Description Price
210-51012 IRS I Conversion, March 1955 to 1967 $530.95
210-51012A IRS I Conversion with Adjustable Spring Plates, March 1955 to 1967 $639.00
For instructions on how to install this kit, click here.
Shocks for IRS I Conversion Kit
ZAP-41312A Bus & Pickup Rear, March 1955 to 1967, Gas-A-Just Shock $70.00
After several years of careful research and development, there is now an IRS Kit to allow your 1956 to 1967 Bus or Pickup to run at STOCK HEIGHT! Using the stronger 1968 to 1979 Bus IRS components, this system can handle the larger power plants that many of customers are retro-fitting into their splitties. Kit comes with special length "floating" CV axles, modified 1968 to 1979 Bus Control Arms, special IRS control arm clamps (with appropriate urethane bushings and hardware), trans nosecone gasket and the instructions to complete the conversion.. Note: Requires an IRS Transmission from a 1969 to 1979 Bug or Type 3, Rear Axle Bearing Housings (complete with the Axle Stub, Bearings and Brakes) from a 1969 to 1970 Bus/Pickup (if you want to continue with the large 205mm 5 bolt pattern), stock Spring Plates from a 1968 to 1971 Bus/Pickup, the large Allen Bolts from the IRS Control Arm Connectors from a 1969 to 1979 Bug or Type 3. For stock height ride, you must also use Type 4 CV Joints and Type 2 Rear CV Boots with all hardware (we offer this as a kit), as well as "Thing" Inner CV Flanges (we offer Type 1 Flanges that are modified to accept the larger joint as a pair exchange).
Part No. Description Price
210-51201 IRS II Conversion, March 1955 to 1967, Stock Height $780.75
210-51201A IRS II Conversion with Adjustable Spring Plates, March 1955 to 1967, Stock Height $990.95
210-51250 CV Joint Kit, Stock Height $450.00
For instructions on how to install this kit, click here.
Lower the rear of your 1968 to 1979 Type 2 with these high-strength "boomerang" shaped plates that connect between your spring plate and the rear control arm/axle bearing housing to accomplish a 3 1/2 to 4 inch drop to match your lowered front end. Does not make the rear wheels "squat" (that happens when you wanna be cheap and re-set the spring plates - bad for the Rear Axle Bearings!). Complete with the plates, hardware and instructions for. Note: Requires short travel shocks and possible realignment of your brake lines/hoses depending on installation.
Part No. Description Price
220-51001 Boomerang Plate Kit $374.85
Shocks for Boomerang Kit
ZAP-51311 Bus & Pickup Rear, 1968 to 1979, Gas-A-Just Shock $75.00
Improve the ride and handling with these specially manufactured springs to lower your 2WD Vanagon approximately 45mm (1 3/4 inches) from it's original stock height. These are not cut from used springs, these are new. After careful research and manufacturing by our exclusive German WD Outlet, these springs are carefully crafted from new materials to prevent cracking and sagging, a problem associated with cutting or heating. Very popular with Vanagon Westfalia Owners, as this should allow you to park that Camper in most garages. Works with existing shock absorbers, as these are essentially the same springs offered as an option on the 1988 to 1991 Vanagon GL Series. At last report, you'd have to spend over $1200 on a set of 4 of these springs. Our price is a little lighter on the wallet. Fits only 2 Wheel Drive Vanagons, not Syncros. Sold only in matched sets of 4 Springs.
250-41000 Vanagon Lowered Spring Kit NLA
For years, adjustable spring plates have been available for all kinds of on and off road applications, but were designed around the usage of Type 1 Rear Torsion Bars and Spring Plate designs. And to produce our Swing Axle and IRS I Conversions above, we had to rely on old spring plate cores provided by the customer as well as purchase them outright. But due to the scarcity and lack of strength of the OE produced plate cores, the solution was to manufacture stronger spring plates in-house. These alloy steel spring plates have a chrome-moly steel insert with proper splines for the rear Type 2 torsion bars. They come gold zinc plated to provide protection against corrosion. They are approximately 25 percent thicker and much stronger than OE produced spring plates and are especially suited for higher horsepower applications. Available for almost any application on a Type 2, the adjustable models help solve the problem of "Sagging Rear End Syndrome", which has become a problem on later made Buses. All models of spring plates use the OEM rubber bushings for a no squeak ride. Adjustable spring plates come with rubber inner bushings and mounting hardware for a hassle-free installation. Non-Adjustable plates are provided for installation with the existing bushings and hardware. Also available in the higher strength material are new replacement stock spring plates for 56 through 79 Type 2 applications.
210-59111AP Adjustable Spring Plates, 1955 to 1967 $293.20 pair
210-59113AP Adjustable Spring Plates, 1955 to 1967 Using Our Swing Axle Lowering Kit $293.20 pair
210-59115AP Adjustable Spring Plates, 1955 to 1967 Using Our IRS I Lowering Kit $290.70 pair
210-59117AP Adjustable Spring Plates, 1968 to 1971 $293.20 pair
210-59120AP Adjustable Spring Plates, 1972 to 1979 $293.20 pair
210-59113P Non-Adjustable Spring Plates, 1955 to 1967 Using Our Swing Axle Lowering Kit $202.50 pair
210-59115P Non-Adjustable Spring Plates, 1955 to 1967 Using Our IRS I Lowering Kit $188.10 pair
210-59115P Non-Adjustable Spring Plates, 1968 to 1971 $188.10 pair
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