Bay window high front end - torsion bar?

tinman Wolfsburg Wizard

404 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 26 Aug 2006, 6:16 pm

#526948

My bay window is sitting high in the front, looks like someone may have raised it at some point, not sure why.

Took the front wheel off today and couldn't see anything out of the norm.

Would it be the torsion bar? Could it be adjusted to increase height in the front? 🙄

I've never mucked around with a torsion bar before so not sure what I'd be getting myself into. Interested in your thoughts and experiences.

Kombi_Rescue Wolfsburg Wizard

440 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 26 Aug 2006, 6:28 pm

#526957

just suggest that the rear has sagged causing the front to lift....common fault cheers steve

tinman Wolfsburg Wizard

404 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 26 Aug 2006, 11:23 pm

#527042

Thanks for that Steve. I'll check out the rear end tomorrow and see what's going on.

Schmoburger Baywindow Mafia Godfather and Cement-Shoe Fitter

2,185 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 27 Aug 2006, 8:05 pm

#527241

Ive got a similar thing happenin on mine... but the opposite... front looks relatively normal, but the back seems to sit high... a lot higher than every other stock kombi ive seen.

1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
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megalania Insano Dub Head

722 posts · joined May 2006 · 27 Aug 2006, 8:57 pm

#527274

Reverse rake tinman!

fekkinell Wolfsburg Wizard

655 posts · joined Jun 2005 · 28 Aug 2006, 1:38 am

#527413

I hate how high mine sits in the front... i want it to sit level.... someone suggested just changing the shocks slightly might help?!?

"Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is? Why don't you tell it like it REALLY is?" - stereophonics

tinman Wolfsburg Wizard

404 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 28 Aug 2006, 10:23 am

#527456

Is the sag at the back caused by the rear torson bar?

I also need to drop the car a few inches all the way around soon. It's just sitting too high for my liking.

Schmoburger Baywindow Mafia Godfather and Cement-Shoe Fitter

2,185 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 28 Aug 2006, 1:29 pm

#527500

fekkinell wrote:I hate how high mine sits in the front... i want it to sit level.... someone suggested just changing the shocks slightly might help?!?

I think that might have been me... LOL... its the only thing I can think of. 😂

1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
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amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 28 Aug 2006, 1:34 pm

#527501

A higher front end is almost certainly due to a sagged rear end. Its perfectly normal. In standard trim front end height isnt adjustable. Rear end is adjusted by rotating torsion bars. If a rear end is sitting higher that a standard kombi front end then its almost certainly been adjusted higher, or fitted with dodgy air shocks :eek

Schmoburger Baywindow Mafia Godfather and Cement-Shoe Fitter

2,185 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 31 Aug 2006, 11:59 am

#528538

AH okidoke.. so I can indeed adjust it!.. thanks amazer.... your amazingness never ceases to amaze me! 😂 🤪

1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/c

newoldmanx Wolfsburg Wizard

468 posts · joined Aug 2006 · 31 Aug 2006, 8:33 pm

#528716

tinman wrote:Is the sag at the back caused by the rear torson bar?

I also need to drop the car a few inches all the way around soon. It's just sitting too high for my liking.

hey cowboy sounds like you need a indian kinda lovin lol
kimm @ indian automotive in sydney is the lowering guru id recomend talking to him to get your bus down all round :thumb you rekon youve got problems av a sqiz at mine just got like that over a time !!! you gotta keep your eyes on em:P

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its just a car for f*%k sake

tinman Wolfsburg Wizard

404 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 31 Aug 2006, 11:22 pm

#528785

Just got my tax return which I've been waiting for so I think a visit to Indian is definately in order.

Purple Martin Fahrvergnugen

913 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 1 Sep 2006, 11:39 am

#528935

fekkinell wrote:someone suggested just changing the shocks slightly might help?!?

No, shock absorbers don't affect height at all. Shock absorbers do exactly what their name says and that is all they do: they smooth out the up and down bumps as you travel along the road. They don't support any weight at all and they don't "hold up" the bus at all and they don't make any difference to the resting height of the bus.

1959 red & white Beetle
1975 Kombi camper

Schmoburger Baywindow Mafia Godfather and Cement-Shoe Fitter

2,185 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 2 Sep 2006, 1:26 am

#529255

Yeh.. wasnt sure bout that... i couldnt see it making a large deal of difference, however mum's VR Commodore was draggin it's ass on the ground until it had new shocks put in, so I was just thinking "perhaps?". 👍

1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/c