How To:- Rear Lowering

Joel · 2009-08-09T08:53:14+00:00

There's been a few people asking me to do this for a while so a big thanks to them for being so patient i did this last year some time, its just taken me forever to write it up this is lowering the rear of my IRS Lbug but swingaxle is the same but with less steps involved and KG, type3 and kombi are all similar process to. At the time i did this my bug was at standard rear height I'd had it lowered previously but in a moment of weakness after destroying one to many exhausts i cracked the shits and put it back to stock height it looked stupid but atleast it was practical........ nothing like a german looker with rake 🙄 it didnt stand out as much with my old 18" rims but with smaller 17s on it looked like a baja in the back but these days i was only driving my bug to shows and on club cruises so it didnt have to contend with shopping carpark speedbumps and spoon drains which meant i could drop it again Standard rear height

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6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 22 Sep 2009, 1:24 am

#736583

Out of curiosity, i know it doesn't affect me and my setup, but for swing axle, (i would imagine its absolutely same principle as this) but... how do you go about the wheel bearings being higher than the gearbox itself?

seeing that they are lubed with the transmission oil rather than the separate gease and seal setup like on an IRS?
Is there a sealed bearing conversion or sumfin? I have always wondered thats all... but anywho!

btw though Joel, another good write up mate!

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9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 22 Sep 2009, 8:30 pm

#736710

most of these people running slammed swingers with 300degrees neg camber will tell you that they oil runs up the tubes every time they go round a corner

im sceptical but i have heard people talking on thesamba about using sealed bearings

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2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 14 Nov 2009, 10:38 pm

#747349

ah. soon! 🙂

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184 posts · joined Feb 2008 · 15 Nov 2009, 11:11 am

#747407

Excellent write up and the timming is spot on. I just sat my body back on yesterday after doing a full body rebuild and a IRS conversion to the floorpan, only problem I have is I never had a standard height to start working with and when I put the torsion bars in I have set them way to high. I will need to take them out and start again.

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9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 15 Nov 2009, 11:21 am

#747409

wait till you have the engine back in and all the car back together
you will be amazed how much it will settle

mine with a 1 spline drop and no engine sat higher than that

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1,473 posts · joined Dec 2007 · 15 Nov 2009, 1:12 pm

#747428

I might need to raise mine. Hit the sidewinder shifting into second 🥲