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aussiebaja - May 3rd, 2007 at 05:54 AM

hey guys ,just wonderin what sort of shocks would do the best for my 62 baja ,something to help lift but not rough as guts if at all possible ,,,i had a set of coil overs lined up here but the guy never got back too me so he can keep em,


VWCOOL - May 3rd, 2007 at 09:25 AM

Shocks don't help 'lift' - that's the role of your torsion bars and tyres - but Cofap Gas Charged are good little units for not much $


aussiebaja - May 3rd, 2007 at 05:42 PM

so youve never changed a set of shockies and had the new ones lift the car a little higher ,like an inch or so,especially if there heavy duty gas


13bwagon - May 3rd, 2007 at 06:46 PM

na vw stock shocks don't have any expanding force like new car so they wont have any more like you can go the coil overs again would be the cheap job lift kit would be good with a raised front beam but thats some big bux


VWCOOL - May 3rd, 2007 at 07:07 PM

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Originally posted by stacy b
so youve never changed a set of shockies and had the new ones lift the car a little higher ,like an inch or so,especially if there heavy duty gas


yeah, by about 10mm - but I'd hardly call that lift


13bwagon - May 4th, 2007 at 07:19 PM

and even other cars when you put new shock in and let it down they mght be a little higher
then when you drive it it should sit the same
im going to run air shocks on the rear as i have seen a t3 wagon with the and they work great when they where loaded


aussiebaja - May 4th, 2007 at 08:01 PM

i thought about running air shocks front and back on my baja


13bwagon - May 4th, 2007 at 08:14 PM

i think they are the cheapest way to go and adjustable!


64vwmark - May 5th, 2007 at 12:28 PM

I reckon that you get a beam adjuster fitted on the front (or you can just cut and turn the beam) and adjust the preload on you rear torsion bars.


aussiebaja - May 5th, 2007 at 05:51 PM

yeah ive looked at that ,but there,s a bit of work involved ,not that im lazy it just worries me to do the back ones ,


13bwagon - May 5th, 2007 at 06:56 PM

what do you mean back one?


aussiebaja - May 5th, 2007 at 09:42 PM

you can undo each rear spring plate and rotate them down one tooth to raise the height


64vwmark - May 5th, 2007 at 11:35 PM

That's what I was talking about....


13bwagon - May 7th, 2007 at 05:44 PM

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Originally posted by stacy b
yeah ive looked at that ,but there,s a bit of work involved ,not that im lazy it just worries me to do the back ones ,


what a nut job the back ones are the easy part on t1


aussiebaja - May 7th, 2007 at 06:03 PM

oh thanx


13bwagon - May 7th, 2007 at 06:20 PM

your welcome buddy :party