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 Learner
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to raise the height.
Hi all i need to raise the heigh of my bug. wold it be wiser to use adjustable springs for the rear?
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 09:51 PM |
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raise it higher than standard or from low to standard?
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| posted on April 11th, 2007 at 08:57 PM |
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higher than standard
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| posted on April 11th, 2007 at 10:22 PM |
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hiGHER~
hEY mate,
my 1st car was a 67 beetle back in the day~ when i got her,
It had been jacked in the back as it had a rear fibreglass bumper on it & used to scrape the rear wheels sagged in(Positive Camber),like when you jack
the rear off the ground or when it is on a hoist.
I took it back to original by reajusting the rear torsion bars, I had fats on the back & it just looked scarey!!
don't know if this is any help but they can def be taken upwards~ cheers!
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| posted on April 13th, 2007 at 12:51 AM |
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A set of coil over shock absorbers front and rear will do it cheaply, infinitely adjustably and quickly. Make sure that the shockers are not stiffer
than standard.
If you fit pump up shockers you will increase the ride height but you will be riding on the shockers and the ride will be very strange and stiff.
Alternatively fit adjusters to the front end, which is expensive and learn to adjust the rear end, which is a really irritating job, but you might as
well learn how to do it.
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| posted on April 13th, 2007 at 08:04 AM |
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i was told replacing the front eam with a thing front beam would do the job aswell. how doi go aout that? i mean is it bolt in job?
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| posted on April 13th, 2007 at 08:59 AM |
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have you looked at adjusters for the front beam ?? you simply cut out a section in the top and bottom beam and weld a set or adjusters in ,,, they
work by turning the springs inside the beam by means of a nut which is manually would up and down ... that would be my first move ( its not to hard
and was one of the first mods i made to my baja.....
as for the 181 front end ----- they are the ducks nuts in regards to offroad front end AND HEIGHT.. standard hieght on a 181 front end is the same as
a standard ball joint wound up to teh max with adjusteres,, this means that it will also keep the front suspension nice and soft unlike adjusteres the
higher you go the harder teh front gets..
181 front end install -- all you need is the arms and spindles in order to instal them you will need to either manufacture 2 plate ( one for each
side) in order to addempt them and mount the brake caliper..
why doesnt everyone run 181 front ends ???? they are Rare and expensive,, your best bet would be tryign to import one from america... i recently
recieved my 181 front end from virginia USA after some 8 months of tryign to track on down ( i finally convinced a fella to sell me his from his
runnign thing)
just a lil bit of info hope it helps you out 
Love is a Rotary baja bug
Just be carefull  ,, something dangerous is lurkin in My garage
ready to burst out in a fit of Big Hp, high boost baja Rage .
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| posted on April 13th, 2007 at 09:01 AM |
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oh yeah also another simple fix woul dbe to run larger tyre sizes ,, easily a few more inches therein height to be had also depending on what size you
run
Love is a Rotary baja bug
Just be carefull ,, something dangerous is lurkin in My garage
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| posted on June 27th, 2007 at 03:08 PM |
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what about shock, what shocks should i run back and front
[ Edited on 3-7-2007 by Learner ]
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| posted on November 15th, 2007 at 10:17 AM |
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what if you have a super beetle n want to raise the front from standard? i know how to raise the rear irs but not the front being mcpherson struts?
anybody
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| posted on November 21st, 2007 at 02:03 PM |
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I've heard that the big collars that the springs sit on can be machined off and moved to where you want them but don't know how this would affect
other parts such as shocks
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| posted on November 21st, 2007 at 05:35 PM |
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i think you can bye spacers that sit between the top of the strut and the car ,,,,
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| posted on December 9th, 2007 at 04:16 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by rocknrob
I've heard that the big collars that the springs sit on can be machined off and moved to where you want them but don't know how this would affect
other parts such as shocks
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yes you can machine the lower seat the spring sits on off and move them up the reweld them as i have done a few sets
lower that is but you will have to take care compressing the spring up more and fitting back in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| posted on December 9th, 2007 at 06:13 PM |
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if you done that wouldnt your shocks be more prone to bottoming out thus shortening the life dramatically of them
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| posted on December 9th, 2007 at 08:41 PM |
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if you lower them to far they will hit the bump stops also you can get better bump stops to help this
but if you raise them then you will have no prob
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