What is a good Dune Buggy?

I have a 67 baja bug. It has a swing axle trans. that means that when the car goes up or down the rear tires lean in or out, camber. That stuff sucks. So im switching to my pan to an IRS.

IRS bug are 69' and later. Some 68's had IRS but not many as i understand. IRS is nice cuz you dont get that camber and you can get 3X3 arms. Puts your rear wheels 3 inches back and 3 inches out, more wheel travel. the set back about 3X3's, about $1000 for that set up.

as for the 1600, that will work fine. I have a 1600 with a 34 mill. carb and she gets up and goes nice, id suggest getting a 009 distributor and electronic points.

A stock clutch works fine. If you do get a IRS bug and have a stronger clutch you can blow out yer CV joints if you drop the clutch too hard.

Another nice thing about the IRS is that the majority of VW buses you find at a junk yard are IRS too. The swing axle ones are picked up by every one rebuilding it into a classic. So this means you get a trans built for a car at least 1000lbs. heavier. It will be a lot stronger.

Stock front seats are real nice for off road use. i dont think i will ever change and i am young and stupid and drive fast off road. The are plenty bouncy for off road use.

I have 4 point seat builts in my baja. I feel a lot safer in them then the stock lap belts or even the 3 points. You are really limited to movement but how far do you need to move in yer bug, its small already.

The stock fuel tank works fine. If you decide to take out your rear seat you can put one back there but that is less weight on yer front so you front tires are more likely to lock up or you'll get under steer if you corner quick.

All in all id say start out with the IRS car. The only advantage to swing axle is it doesn't have CV joints that can break easy.

Ohh yeah. Get this book by Jeff hibberd (or hibbard). i cant remember what its called. something like baja bugs and dune buggys. It has so much good info and tricks im not surprised its still around from the 70's.

It's no longer a dune buggy, it is a cross-kart. It has most effective 14 horsepower, 6 inches of suspension journey, and will most effective climb as much as a 31% grade. If you most effective have a discipline with a few smooth rolling hills and children, then cross forward. It could be amusing. For slight off avenue use, get whatever with extra suspension and engine. The Yamaha Rhino is standard and is small. Or you might even get right into a truly dune buggy. Most have a vehicle engine (VW worm as much as Corvette) and suspension journey into the toes, no longer inches. Yamaha egines are often well, however I would not get this.