Level Lifting

When it comes time to lift your Bus an important step is deciding how much lift you want. This is often driven by the size of tires you want to run. Luckily for us back when Volk-Engineering where doing lifts John came up with a number of options. Based on the look and performance of the Kombi’s he lifted I think it is fair to say he nailed the relationship between tires, lift and aesthetics.

10R Jack
Rear Tires – 10.5/31-1
Front Tires – 215/75-15
Front Lift – 80mm Beam Drop
Rear Lift – Standard
Modifications – Rear flares only, rear guards cut to height of bottom vent on Dual Cab and front was left stock. The brake booster mount was modified slightly, the chassis gets modified where the steering drag link goes through it and the gear shift rod was cut and modified so it goes over the top of the beam. The rear height was gained through the tyres alone and could run standard CV’s with no issues because the travel range was standard. With a 5.43 diff you have almost standard 2L gearing with the 31’s

12R Jack
Rear Tires – 33 x 12.5 x 15 Tires
Front Tires- 235 x 75 x 15 Tires
Front Lift – 120mm Beam Drop
Rear Lift – Torsion Bars
Modifications – The rear guards were cut to the height just above the bottom vent on a dual cab so you loose part of the lower vent. This allowed for the bigger tyre. The brake pushrod was replaced with a steering drag link because the kick in them would align perfectly with the brake booster and the gear shift didn’t need modification with the bigger lift. In a lot of ways they were easier to do. Again, standard CV’s worked fine, but the gearing started getting on the tall side and broken pinions and burnt clutches were a lot more common.

Custom Jack

Out of the 56 cars Volk-Engineering Lifted , 16 were dual cabs the rest were campers and or busses. They never lifted a single cab.