Removing Front Sway Bar on 1970 Lowered Beetle Illegal?

Harryman Commited Dubber

67 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 10 May 2005, 3:22 pm

#353623

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Is it illegal to remove the front sway bar of a 1970 beetle? It is my understanding that once you lower the car it becomes reduntant. Thus by doing this I will create more ground clearance to legal hieght of 100mm. Does anybody know about this if so please help me I am unsure. Thanks heaps guys and girls you info is invaluable hope you can help and thanks for reading.

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 10 May 2005, 5:21 pm

#353670

Not illegal... but why? It has nothing to do with ride height...?

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Chewy Fahrvergnugen

889 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 10 May 2005, 5:26 pm

#353673

For ground clearence... it hangs down a couple of inches lower than the beam.

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ratty 63 Custom Title Time!

1,083 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 10 May 2005, 7:32 pm

#353760

Nope - not illegal - but removing it may reduce the amount of hold your front tyres have on the road when cornering... My Brother fitted one to his '65 Splitty (not normally fitted from factory) and it now corners MUCH better.....

R 🙂

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Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 May 2005, 9:00 pm

#353824

you can get swaybars that go over the top of the trailing arms like this one http://www.aircooled.net/new-bin/viewproductdetail.php?keyword2=SSS0002&cartid= which give you more clearance

Jon

ratty 63 Custom Title Time!

1,083 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 10 May 2005, 9:13 pm

#353839

...wot a fantastic idea....

R 🙂

40hp, 6V and ...er... slowly making improvements 😂

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3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 May 2005, 6:35 am

#353989

Hey Che Castro
Do you know if anyone inside Aust carry those ???

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Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 May 2005, 8:45 am

#354026

I think the aircooled.net ones are whiteline products. so you should be able to get them here

Jon

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3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 May 2005, 12:22 pm

#354141

Ta :bounce
apologies for hijacking 🙂

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ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 11 May 2005, 1:37 pm

#354191

Man that's awesome! Is anyone running something like that?

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 May 2005, 2:03 pm

#354203

although I have heard that those whiteline adjustable ones can sieze up sometimes which is why I sold my set a while ago. Never actually got to use it though

Jon

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3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 May 2005, 6:46 pm

#354418

Eeerrrrkkk!!!!
Anyone else confirm or deny?

harry, hope this is helping 🙂

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