I have one of the original Herbie cars, it does a lot, but I would like to have the front end come up a little while I am in a parade (do a wheelie) kinda, but not that high so I can‘t see. I know it needs a hydrolic lift but I need one that stays underneath and has wheels. Where can I find this. Any ideas.
Ha-ha! I remember watching the first herbie movie. It would not be easy because bugs use torsion type front axle If you used hydraulic front shocks with a remote resevior you could probably get a 6 inch lift of the front end. google low rider hydraulics. The actual herbie did use a wheel underneath on a hydraulic ram it would take extensive modifications and you also have to think about how you are going to steer when the front is off the ground in the bug you could use steering brakes. Cool idea, and I hate to nay say it but it would be expensive. If you were going to only use the vehical in parades and have an extra five grand or so.
you do no longer would desire to do the two, however the inventory gears would be a huge sadness after including those tires. 5th kit will substitute into virtually ineffective and any low end capability you had would be lengthy gone. The rear axle would desire to a minimum of be bolstered with an improve kit so which you do no longer ruin a shaft, which will substitute right into a larger undertaking in case you bypass to the bigger tires. those larger tires will additionally basically positioned on on inventory ring and spider gears over the years and improve the possibility of them breaking from even basically on a daily basis highway utilising. ideally it would be replaced by the two a Ford 8.8 or Dana 40 4. The 40 4 became an option yet maximum activities have the 35c. 4.fifty six is the superb gearing which will fix your Jeeps overall performance to production facility specs after including 33's by the way.
if it is a true old vw bug, it should have a torsion bar type suspension front and rear. locate the adjuster nuts and go from there. as for the wheel stand, that would require some work.
