PLEASE HELP!!!! lowering my beetle

Ross Seriously Crusin Dubber

108 posts · joined Apr 2004 · 31 Jul 2004, 8:07 pm

#210171

Ha all
I have just lowered the rear of my 61 beetle another inner notch (it was lowered one notch when i bought it) to find that it now makes an awful sound in the rear like it's bumping out, i left the rear bump stops out.
My question is... if i place the inner spline to the original position (stock height) and then adjust the OUTER spline to lower it....will this fix the problem?????
I have done this mod so many times and never come accross this problem!!!

[Edited on 31-7-2004 by Ross]

Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut

2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 1 Aug 2004, 4:57 am

#210221

Ross wrote:Ha all
I have just lowered the rear of my 61 beetle another inner notch (it was lowered one notch when i bought it) to find that it now makes an awful sound in the rear like it's bumping out, i left the rear bump stops out.
My question is... if i place the inner spline to the original position (stock height) and then adjust the OUTER spline to lower it....will this fix the problem?????
I have done this mod so many times and never come accross this problem!!!

[Edited on 31-7-2004 by Ross]

Well I can't tell you if it will work and stop bottoming out but this should help you.🙂
If you torsion bar standard springrate with 40/44 spline turn the inner and the change is 9deg turn the s/plate and you get 8deg 10". so turn them both in opposite directions for increment angles. but before you do this go to bunnings or somewhere and get a degree measuring tool (mine only cost $10). this tool will make sure you have the right preload on each side by measuring the s/plate before you jack it into place.😎:thumb
:bounce

Ross Seriously Crusin Dubber

108 posts · joined Apr 2004 · 1 Aug 2004, 7:37 am

#210226

What the????

Thats more complicated than my uni degree!!!!!

type82e Wolfsburg Wizard

591 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 1 Aug 2004, 8:19 am

#210227

I just use a cheap plastic protractor(I think thats waht theyre called?) you can get them at a newsagent fro about 50c to measure the angle between the plate and the shock tower its pretty accurate
marcel

Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut

2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 1 Aug 2004, 1:42 pm

#210259

Ross wrote:What the????

Thats more complicated than my uni degree!!!!!

lol....... it's not that hard.
think about it, one end has 40 splines and the other has 44. :thumb:thumb:thumb

Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut

2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 1 Aug 2004, 1:45 pm

#210260

look at it this way it's only moving 10% of one inside spline........lol