Aircooled VW South Africa

Hello all,

A guy offered me a beach buggy for some beehives. I am a beekeeper.

I made a bracket to hold 2 hives but the buggy bottoms out. Put new shocks in, same story. Also it is too low to the ground as I am on a sandy farm.

Is there an post somewhere or by someone that shows how to raise the buggy?

Thanks
Greg

Hi and welcome to ACVWSA!

Nice buggy you have there - suspension can be raised, not easy but possible, you can start by reading

here http://www.manxclub.com/Resources-Tech1.htm

GregAbo wrote:Hello all,

A guy offered me a beach buggy for some beehives. I am a beekeeper.

I made a bracket to hold 2 hives but the buggy bottoms out. Put new shocks in, same story. Also it is too low to the ground as I am on a sandy farm.

Is there an post somewhere or by someone that shows how to raise the buggy?

Thanks
Greg

Hi Greg,



This advice is based on the assumption that your buggy is running stock components at stock specs...

Unless you're running coilover-type 'shocks', you need to look at your torsion bars.

"Shocks" are 'shock absorbers', or 'dampers'. They dampen the movement of the suspension, not provide it. New shocks won't solve your problem.

How much, roughly, do your beehives weigh?

You may consider the option of converting your buggy's rear torsion bars to those of a VW bus ("Kombi").

If you need stiffer bars still, you will need to look at aftermarket options.

How did the buggy's suspension fare before you added the beehives and bracket?



Kind regards,

Nic

look for a buggy project by a member named Loopy - he had a write up on adjusting the rear suspension