Best way to drop the front end of my 73 squareback is it splines (from where) or weld in adjuster only want to drop a bit but nothing to time consuming
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clyve Officially Full-On Dubber
310 posts · joined Feb 2011 ·
type 3; squareback
BRUTUS Officially Full-On Dubber
255 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·
Do you have to? Raising the rear slightly can lower the front. It is common for the rear to sag with time... Can be good to get the rear at the "right" height before touching the front.
You don't weld adjuster in for type 3, that is for beetles which cannot be lowered other ways.
Drop by one spline (bottom bar), rather than 2 or 3 if you must... ie. beware of it being so low that the upper arms rest on the rubber bump stops.
You don't weld adjuster in for type 3, that is for beetles which cannot be lowered other ways.
Drop by one spline (bottom bar), rather than 2 or 3 if you must... ie. beware of it being so low that the upper arms rest on the rubber bump stops.
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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home
8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·
Remember they are like the rear of any ac vw, the inner and outer splines are different so you can set the suspension height exactly anywhere you want, 5mm higher, 22mm lower, whatever you need. But Brutus is onto it with the sagging rear too.
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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·
yeah the rear always sag on type 3, eventually anyway.
I would run is close to stock height, slightly lower maybe 15mm at the most before you loose caster at the front and degrade the handling.
I would run is close to stock height, slightly lower maybe 15mm at the most before you loose caster at the front and degrade the handling.
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clyve Officially Full-On Dubber
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As usual I bow to the knowledge. Will do the ass first cheers
empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Outer splines on the front
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