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posted on May 4th, 2004 at 03:25 PM
Saggy in the bum
Currently have a 60's swing axle baja. Entering it in the Great Endeavour. Having trouble with the wieght of the spares required on two spares the
bum has sagged a little. I lift the torsion once about 8 - 10 degrees and the with the load it has sunken. I thought I herd about fitting T3
wagon/fastback torsion bars. Is this true that they are a heavier duty torsion bar and do they fit the standard springplates on a beetle. Any ideas
or assistance would be appreciated.
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posted on May 6th, 2004 at 09:35 PM
Constant load?
Are you carrying spares around all the time or just when you go camping or something?
Three options.
1/ wind up the stock ones higher.
They will still sag abit under big loads (and if you hammer them they might break?).
2/ put type3 wagon units with late swingaxle springplates on.
This means the spring rate is about 30% better but you are limited to a 31inch tyre.
3/ buy some coilover shocks.
Easy and reasonably cheap depending on the shock you buy.
Depends how much you wanna spend or work on it.
If you are gonna rebuild the whole car at some stage and go IRS, buy a whole type 3 rear end and use only the torsion bars for the moment.
posted on May 4th, 2004 at 03:25 PM
