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TOPCAT69 Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#981015
Hi , just working on my 73 L bug and trying to put it
on jack stands.Where is the safest and best spot ?
Need both stands on rear end.Will need to put front on jack stands later.
Is this spot ok?
cheers Terry

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TorxKiwi Officially Full-On Dubber

231 posts · joined Jun 2011 ·

#981029
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vduboy Insano Dub Head

702 posts · joined Oct 2012 ·

#981033
If you go to the other side of the torsion bar cap it won't compress your spring plate rubbers unnecessarily, saying that I put mine there for years until I seen what the rubbers looked like underneath.. 😂
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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#981034
Yep wrong, you need it on the torsion tube on the inside of where it is now.

Where it is now is rubber mounted so you could get movement or bend something

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#981035
TorxKiwi wrote:If it's wrong then it makes two of us!!
But 2 wrongs don't make a right. 🙅

Or as Henry would say "If it's not right...it's wrong".
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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#981042
That's a good way to bend the spring plates.

TorxKiwi Officially Full-On Dubber

231 posts · joined Jun 2011 ·

#981047
I didn't intend to imply that I was correct, more that they weren't alone in their choice for locating the stands ....... However, upon review and having looked at the photo again on my laptop rather than the phone I'm delighted to note that I have been following the approved technique!!!! Sometimes I do get it right on my own!!!!

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#981048
Another good spot in the above photo is if you were to bring the stand back a bit towards the rear of the car, there is an area with a solid protrusion just before the spring plate starts

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#981066
1303Steve wrote:Yep wrong, you need it on the torsion tube on the inside of where it is now.

Where it is now is rubber mounted so you could get movement or bend something
yep, that is where I put mine.

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

TOPCAT69 Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#981069
vlad01 wrote:
1303Steve wrote:Yep wrong, you need it on the torsion tube on the inside of where it is now.

Where it is now is rubber mounted so you could get movement or bend something
yep, that is where I put mine.
Where is that???
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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#981070
on the torsion tube housing where Steve said.

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TOPCAT69 Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#981071
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