easy one for someone with a K&L front end lying around

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 17 Mar 2009, 7:06 pm

#701366

I'm turning my engine stand into a front end stand. can someone give me a few dimensions?

the distance between centres of the upper and lower torsion bar tubes.
the bolt hole spacings top to bottom and left to right.
Are the bolts M12?

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 17 Mar 2009, 7:44 pm

#701381

Silly question,but can't you lay down and measure the bolt centres on the front end?

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 17 Mar 2009, 9:25 pm

#701411

That would be real easy. If I had one on hand. Sadly my car doesnt live with me.

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 17 Mar 2009, 9:57 pm

#701419

amazeer wrote:I'm turning my engine stand into a front end stand. can someone give me a few dimensions?

the distance between centres of the upper and lower torsion bar tubes.
the bolt hole spacings top to bottom and left to right.
Are the bolts M12?

118mm for the torsion bar tubes centre to centre

bolt spacings 55mm top and bottom..... and 290mm left to right

cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 17 Mar 2009, 10:12 pm

#701424

amazeer wrote:I'm turning my engine stand into a front end stand. can someone give me a few dimensions?

the distance between centres of the upper and lower torsion bar tubes.
the bolt hole spacings top to bottom and left to right.
Are the bolts M12?

Is it that hard to take a measurement ?

cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 17 Mar 2009, 10:19 pm

#701427

Sorry, I didn't read posts above carefully enough..😀

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 18 Mar 2009, 7:48 am

#701480

thanks daimo. good to see that one in 3 people are here to help.

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 28 Mar 2009, 6:08 pm

#703477

ummm daimo, I think you need a new tape measure. I went and got the front end out of the oval today, came home to bolt it up and...... 190mm is quite a bit narrow.

11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Mar 2009, 6:20 pm

#703480

Its 290mm same for Link Pin as Balljoint

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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 28 Mar 2009, 11:16 pm

#703549

amazeer wrote:ummm daimo, I think you need a new tape measure. I went and got the front end out of the oval today, came home to bolt it up and...... 190mm is quite a bit narrow.

umm yeah............it was late when i got under my car and it would appear i was looking at the 10 inch mark (with the 90mm past that)..........as much as i thought about telling you the wrong measurements just to shit you after your dig at me on the supersprint........ i was confident i had it right........I do apologize........how embarrasing 😊

i suck

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 30 Mar 2009, 9:12 am

#703755

aaaahh yes paybacks are a bitch. No big deal. I made an adaptor plate out of 4x2. 😀