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How to Tear down S.A. Transmission
Tire
Selection when
running S.A. Tran
Swing Axle Suspension Buggy Set Up:
We recommend setting the S.A. Spring Plates at approximately
27 degrees and building up the Stops 1/8
to 3/16 or installing "Spring Plate Stops"
= Part # AC511109. .
Not
available at present*ck
when using the stock 22mm torsion bars. HD
26mm bars
The Swing Axle Spring Plate Stops are one of the most important things you can do to a race or
play buggy. And even more important to Baja and stock VW's ran off road.
If your in a corner and hit a bump, as soon as the car becomes light, the wheels tuck in and when
you come back down, it's roll-over time.
Remember that the S.A. rear suspension and tire must swing in an
Arc. If you must run wide flat rear tires then you might as well do
away with the rear suspension . (Not recommended).
For this reason the Rear Tires must not have a Flat
Tread. They must be convex for the Suspension
to work properly.
Run Rear Tires that have a radius or convex tread and build up the Stops to keep the Tires from
tucking in.
If you do any street driving keep the overall Tire Diameter to 27" diameter or less.
Larger Diameter Tires will put the Gearing to high to use top gear on any small hills.
If you Must run taller diameter tires try using a low end
"Torque Cam" like our new Mad-Max #2235
If you run hard don't forget the Spring Plate Retainers to keep the plate from going past the Stops.*ck
Swing Axle Parts->*Click
Reason to use using Spring Plate Retainers
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Swing Axle Transmission Parts Book->
*Click Weld in
IRS pivots to convert SA to IRS->*ck
Shifter Parts->*ck
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