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 beetleboy88
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| posted on March 14th, 2009 at 11:19 PM |
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lowering a L bug
Just after some info on lowering a 73 superbeetle. I have come across this which seems to be the most popular: http://www.beetleracing.com/catalog/shopping_cart.php?manufacturers_id=10 but i would also like to know how to lower the
rear end of the car as i would like to try and keep my car level and not have her nose digging into the ground haha. cheers guys
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| posted on March 15th, 2009 at 12:00 AM |
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Lowering the rear in a 73 is quite a straight forward job. You will have to rotate the torsion tubes. This clip might help. It's the same rear setup
as your IRS Beetle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMxBolHOJR4
This chart is helpful with spline rotations. Be careful with those spring plates to. Don't worry it will all make sense soon.
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| posted on March 15th, 2009 at 12:03 AM |
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Shopping cart is empty.
http://www.volksconversions.com.au/Brakes.html the
struts at the bottom of the page are what i would use. the same guy also sells adjustable coilovers which i would use on the rear. give him a call and
ask him what you should do. then let us know (cause i have the same model and would love to know the best option  )
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| posted on March 15th, 2009 at 07:42 AM |
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im not a fan of shermann after my last encounter with him cost me about 200 dollars in postage last time.
i prefer richard at vforce myself his struts worked a charm on my bug.
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| posted on March 15th, 2009 at 07:52 AM |
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Hi
Coil overs on the rear are a bad idea, you put stress on the shock bolts that they weren't designed to cope with, better to lower it the old
fashioned way and if the budget allows go for some heavier rear torsion bars.
I've used both Vintage and V Force struts, both work very well, the skinny spring is a bonus if you want to fit wider front wheels.
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| posted on March 15th, 2009 at 05:50 PM |
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agreed with what steve said about the rear coils, if you really want it adjustable consider the custom veedub rear adjuster, that will do your height
adjustment easily, VVDS / V-force struts are the go, cheaper option is cut & weld the spring cups & get new inserts, extremely unlikely that
the inserts in your struts arent dead anyway, helbus did a tech thing on lowering cups, add a decent pair of shocks to the rear & it should be
great, might be worth considering new joints & bushings through your steeing bits too so it doesnt wobble all over the place. 
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| posted on March 15th, 2009 at 06:06 PM |
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adjustable spring plates are a lazy persons option if you ask me
it takes half an hour a side to adjust the spring plates on the torsion bar and you can get pretty much any height you like as you can get the
adjustmetn down to 1/4" movements
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| posted on June 7th, 2009 at 06:05 PM |
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can any one find a chart like that one above but for the front end? or is it the same ratios?
Cheers!!
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| posted on June 7th, 2009 at 08:24 PM |
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front end on a bug isnt splined like the back
youll need to have adjusters welded into the beam
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| posted on June 9th, 2009 at 08:43 AM |
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I dont realy want to lower ours much because with the fiberglass spoiler on the front it dos'nt have much ground clearance.
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| posted on June 9th, 2009 at 05:24 PM |
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thats half the fun
mines only 2inches off the road and really scares the crap out of the people in the car in front when it hits speed bumps
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| posted on October 17th, 2009 at 06:42 PM |
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nice..
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| posted on October 18th, 2009 at 12:00 AM |
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haha yeah i got some funny looks driving in to maccas tonight. there is one particularly brutal speedhump that went kamei, sump, extractors. Ah the
joy of low cars
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| posted on October 30th, 2009 at 08:05 PM |
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Mines a standard but ive got a new quiet pack and it scrapes on all three speedbumps into school and into the carpark and i get out and everyone i
going oi oi your scrapin on everything and i just laugh and say shell be right.
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