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 sdat
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| posted on May 12th, 2007 at 12:32 PM |
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Rear End Equaliser/Compensator Spring Assembly
I have just puchased myself a 69 Beetle as a basis for a beach buggy project and I have noticed that the equaliser spring assembly has been removed by
one the previous owners. My understanding is that VW only installed it on a few type one models. My question is what exactly does the equaliser spring
do and is it an essential peice of equipment that I need to think about reinstalling?
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on May 12th, 2007 at 01:49 PM |
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When the beetle is carrying extra load (passengers in the rear) the "equaliser spring" then helps to increase the spring rating by sharing the load.
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sdat
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| posted on May 12th, 2007 at 05:07 PM |
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Thanks Craig, can I get awat with out having one if I install heavy duty rear shocks?
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on May 12th, 2007 at 06:05 PM |
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yep
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