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 stute
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| posted on February 11th, 2010 at 08:17 PM |
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Lowering
I want to drop my beetle on its ass.
Front and back.
How do I lower it.
Also, what type of suspention do I have?
It has no springs (coils springs), oh and its a 65 Beetle.
Stuart
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Joel
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| posted on February 11th, 2010 at 08:40 PM |
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being a convertable it should have strengthening braces underneath
if u lower it real much you gonna get stuck on alot of speed bumps
it will have a link pin front end and swing axle rear
rear is easy to drop, just reset the splines but front needs adjuster welded in and/or dropped spindles
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 01:19 AM |
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Just in the process of doing my bug the same year as yours.
Rear is easy...front a little more difficult but not bad.
Any dramas let me know.
Hamish
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 09:55 AM |
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Ok, cool, so it wont be too hard in the rear.
There isnt too much under the floor really, just 2 plates that extend off the bottom of the "roll bar".
My other cars have been much lower than im going to take this thing, im pro at driving over speed bumps sideways, being that douche bag that holds up
the traffic because his fully unreal 'Commondore' is riding on the bumpstops..
I hope it doesnt look too the same as myne Ham, what colour are you going??
Im thinking Toffee Apple red.
Ill get the plates TOFAPL
Ah pipe dreams, lol.
Ill give you a yell if I need a hand, thanks man.
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 09:59 AM |
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Oh, joel,
Where do I buy an adjuster?
Do i need to fab one up or can I buy one to weld in??
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 10:39 AM |
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G'day mate
See mine under members ride
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 11:42 AM |
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you can just buy them from any vw parts shop
weld them into the 2 beams in the front end
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 12:33 PM |
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Thanks man.
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| posted on February 15th, 2010 at 07:27 PM |
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ive got a convert aswell and piggy is lowered... the pics dont really show how low it is but ive never had problems with the extra reinforcing bars
under the car scraping.. i get exhaust scrapeage but thats because i have a crappy muffler on it..
mine handles brilliantly too!
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| posted on February 15th, 2010 at 08:08 PM |
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Like the Cragars man, they look wickid.
Mynes deff going lower.
Was the front easy to do?
What do I need to buy?What are they called?
My HZ ute was my first car and I couldnt drive it anywhere, i had 3" lowering blocks in the back and CIG custom lowered springs.
Man I miss that car.....
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| posted on February 16th, 2010 at 08:13 AM |
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Mine was a bit easier i guess cos its a 74'L so i have coil springs 
I will do some more pics when its back on the road but it sits at a good height, my laser is on superlows and yeah for day to day its far too low..
this however is fine, never had problems with speedbumps have slight egress issues on steep driveways but thats not the suspensions fault.
just be aware the bugs will chew their bushings out faster once lowered... i know .. found out the hard way!
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| posted on March 5th, 2010 at 04:54 AM |
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I highly suggest using air suspension for your vw if you wish to lay it really low, and still have the car usable. It will give you
the capability to raise and lower your car at will, you won't sacrifice ride quality and suspension performance, and you will get the look that you
want. Check out airkewld website for kits, or from other suppliers.
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| posted on March 5th, 2010 at 05:43 AM |
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the only problem with air suspension is that it requires a fairly reasonable engineer to sign off on it which can be a problem to find in some places.
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| posted on March 5th, 2010 at 06:09 AM |
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Hmmm...i didn't take into consideration nor was i aware of how it's implemented per country, though i would digress that air suspension had been
used (or a variation thereof) on numerous factory, off road and luxury vehicles, as well as custom applications here in the US reliably for years.
Kits are available now where it's a direct bolt on replacement for the vw shocks, without needing major surgery on the vw to make it work.
But i guess different rules apply to different places. I sure learn something new everyday. 
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