RustyBrat

i have a mounting frame for a gen 1 brat, they might be the same i really dont know

good deal man! wish mine started out that nice

wow you got lucky when you bought that thing, almost no rust!

26" from the ground to the top of the rear fender

im excited to see where this goes! that thing is a diamond in the rough!

Alright, yeah there are several yards in the boise area, i'll see what i can find! Thanks

yeah i just dont know where im going to find ea81 suspension... there arent many subes around here

alright

just tryin to help somebody out

biffanyus, i remember seeing that first brat on craigslist near boise a while back

what are door cards?

Saw my junk!

jeffncolleen i could sell you some wheels

hmmmm... well what coilovers would work?

trust me i get that, i would love to do coilovers, but are coilovers for a vw bug going to even hold it up or will they just bottom out? http://www.ebay.com/itm/VW-Bug-Buggy-Chrome-Adjustable-Coil-Over-Shocks-Pair-/310359710854?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4842e15c86&vxp=mtr

alright. yeah i'll get more pics of this later for you, but there are some in my build thread. it would be fairly easy to do coilover shocks, and ive found some for cheap that are for a vw bug, would my brat weight too much for them? could i go duals on those?

so you're saying i should go with air bags instead of air shocks?

So my front struts on my 78 brat are so stiff that i have no flex at all, and i dont want to replace them with more struts. i was thinking, i should be able to use air shocks and an on-board compressor instead of front springs, right? i looked at the specs of the shocks i want to use and they have 10 inches of travel and a max psi of 200, but i watch videos on youtube of people that put these on vw bugs and toyota trucks, and they only provide 3 inches of lift or so. my question is, are these people not airing the shocks up to their max, or is that all the shocks are capable of? if that is all they can do, would i get more lift out of using dual shocks on each side? i want to get 7 inches or so of lift out of these things, 7 inches between fully aired up and completely empty i mean. would i just be better off to go with airbags? i kind of dont want to do that because they seem to require a lot more psi... somebody help me out please! these are the shocks im looking at: http://www.amazon.com/Gabriel-49235-Hijackers-Air-Shocks/dp/B001AM8KAO/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1388624613&sr=1-2&keywords=air+shocks and this is my brat!

actually, now that i think about it, im going to use adjustable air shocks for the front suspension. cheap and easy, plus i dont have to worry about spring rate!

no not yet, not sure if im actually going to fix that yet. i really dont like these struts... they are so stiff that i dont have any flex up front. im thinking im just going to use coilovers in the front instead, im thinking vw bug coilovers will be a pretty good match for weight, but im not sure yet.

1978 BRAT 4 inch full drop lift originally built by 4x4brat, and modified by me stock tires until i can find a set of steel 6 lugs with good offset to redrill

wrapped everything up on the brat, drove it around a bit just to make sure i did things right, got lots of looks!

what the hell haha

Yeah sorry i meant to send you that picture, but it already has a buyer kevin will be the next owner