Ford 9" Transaxle, the lack of Options

[veekry9]

Hello World.
I posted 1st as a reply to Marcus C6.
How difficult would it be to
fabricate a transaxle that can carry the Ford 9"
ring + pinion?I have viewed Currie's site and see no
mention anywhere online of such a contraption.
A ZF from a Pantera approaches the torque capacity,
the original GT40's box was a Hewland race piece.
(Edit#2:on research,a Colotti tx was used on the 289
mk1's,still in business.)
http://www.colotti.com/

(Edit:Later a KarKraft tx was used,perhaps some
production parts)
Are there any foundrymen on the 914W site?
And of course the latemodel Porsche TX's are works of art.
Could there possibly be a demand for such a high load TX?
vic

[veekry9]

Having discovered 'yesterday' that 944/951/968 trailing arm carriy the entire desirable 5-stud apparatus that
accommodates wider wheels and tire combos for Beetles,I merely ask the question,does it fit?
Would it be to any advantage in cost?
Would it be possible to enhance the geometry of the rears and improve anti-squat under braking?
Labour and hacking and welding away to fit the part is not dissimilar to boxing the
914 arm,reinforcing the suspension console and other attempts to render it rigid.
Porsche decided a die-casting/weldment was preferable to the stamping/weldment that the 914 carries.
Difficult?Likely.Fun,Sure.Milling out chunks of steel to carry bearings then welding
into a boxed 14 swing-arm is no less intense work-wise.
I will ask around if anyone on board has ever tried or even measured the part.
What to do with our 914's is on the agenda here.


He could have just left it Stock.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg_NjmUrk-o

There's always one in the crowd
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(edit:06/20/16)


Clearly,not only is it possible,it has been done.Kudos.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=396538

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[scotty b]

Having discovered yesterday that a 951 trailing arm carries the entire desirable 5-stud apparatus that accommodates wider wheels and tire combos for
Beetles,I merely ask the question,does it fit?
Would it be to any advantage in cost?
Would it be possible to enhance the geometry of the rears and improve
anti-squat under braking?
Labour and hacking and welding away to fit the part is not dissimilar
to boxing the 14 arm,reinforcing the suspension console and other attempts
to render it rigid.
Porsche decided a die-casting was preferable to the weldment that the 914
carries.Difficult?Likely.Fun,Sure.
Milling out chunks of steel to carry bearings then welding into a boxed
14 swing-arm is no less intense work-wise.
I will ask around if anyone on board has ever tried or even measured the part.
What to do with our 914's is on the agenda here.


He could have just left it Stock.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg_NjmUrk-o

There's always one in the crowd

No. You really need to look further
into some of your ideas before even considering them.
The 944 uses the same basic setup
a Beetle or 911 uses.
There is a transverse tube that has internal splines.
Within this tube are torsion bars that
fit into those splines.
On the outboard side the torsion bars are connected to
spring plates
which are then connected to the trailing arms.

Could it be done in a 914 ?
Sure, if you have enough
time money and talent.
Is it worth the effort ?
Hell no.
Why reinvent the wheel.
You are dealing with a car
that is damn near a 50/50 balance
as it came from the factory.
Take care of the short comings
and drive it
rather then reinvent
the wheel for zero gain