What is your interest in having a bolt-on A-Arm front suspension???

[volkdent]

Originally Posted by Shadowbug

better strenght and lower weight with a tubular A-Arm, plus its easier to set geometry if you are designing both A-arms rather than working around one with a predetermined length
but ya, the 928 spindle would be a good choice

Don't know if you guys are talking front or rear, but just be prepared to hack off the frame horn up front if you use 928, the tie rods mount low, as well it is way overbuilt for bug applications, it was designed for a car with a V8 sitting up front, and, you'll have to cut quite abit out of the bulkhead to get the angles you'll need to get to the rack. If you are doing a tube chassis, go for it, it should work out well. The brake rotors for it are insanely heavy and large, ask ME how I know...

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Jason

[Shadowbug]

a bolt on front suspension would be a great product idea, but from the perspective of ideals, the frame horn has to go, a completely new chassis would be even better.

Keeping the frame horn limits the length iof your A arms, which is not terrible, just limiting.

the ability to use Longer bottom a-arms make dialing in your suspension geomery/design much better, you have less compromise, you can have reduced bumpsteer, ideal camber gain, and a well located and stable roll center, you don't have to choose one.

if you were doing a 1 off custom chassis the 928 spindle would be a nice piece of kit. But for a bolt on front suspension, stick with the beetle spindle
it worked well with the paralell trailing arm suspension, so it will translate well to a paralell eqyual lenght A-arm setup, or even an paralell non-equal length suspension.