#$)*&)@* that, it was dangerous!! mmm mmm Nothing beats the sound of VW in the morning. Now I don't know how to raise it back up. You accomplish this change in stiffness by increasing or decreasing the size of the sway bar (sometimes also called anti-roll bar), even to the extent of removing the rear, as in the case of a Swingaxle Beetle. At the touch of a button, you can lower your VW up to 5.8-inches from stock height on the front and rear axle! I couldn’t wring any more out of it because the car already had negative camber before anyone even sat in it. Apr 10, 2015 - Explore Nick O'Loughlin's board "VW Suspension" on Pinterest. Once I figured out that the primary issue was that there wasn't enough movement in the adjusters I was able to come up with a solution. How To Make Your VW Handle (Handling & Suspension Tuning)! I thought great, the weight of the wheels pushed them down...now I will have a higher ride! The following discussion assumes you are starting with an unmodified Ball Joint front end, and a Swingaxle rear end. I have broken it down into the 2 combinations I’m familiar with; Ball Joint Front with either a Swing Axle or IRS Rear. A good combination for the driver who doesn’t necessarily want to race the car but wants more control would be an 18mm (3/4”) front bar and perhaps a 22-24mm (1”) bar on the rear. This helped immensely, but then meant I couldn’t take other corners as fast. JBugs.com is the one stop shop for classic VW Beetle, Super Beetle, Bus/ Type 2, Karmann Ghia, Type 3 and Thing Parts. It sat in the garage and I raced my Formula 2 open-wheeler. New Steering Knuckle Front Left For Volkswagen Beetle Golf Jetta Drive Side (Fits: Volkswagen Beetle) $39.56. The wheels move as you lift the car. No other major changes were made until 2000 when I tried a different front beam set up with a single Avis adjuster at the top, and changed the front shocks to adjustable Koni’s. It turned into the worst nightmare ever! That means, NO lowering, NO dropped spindles, NO narrowed beams etc; just stock suspension components. This did nothing for my times in Hillclimb, which is really a drag race with corners. The first test at the track was interesting. See more ideas about beetle, vw beetles, vw bug. I could immediately corner faster on gentle turns than the best with the Swingaxle, and the takeoff from a standing start was much better as the whole contact patch of the tire was on the ground due to the IRS. It kind of felt like the body was not connected to the floorpan. This rear suspension design is notorious for not wanting to go around a corner fast, and has special difficulty with high-speed handling. I’m not saying that Avis adjusters or Koni’s won’t work, but I didn’t have the time to go through trying to re-tune a new combination. Front MUST be 1” higher than the rear ride height. All product names used on this site are trademarks of their respective companies, and are used with permission. Well my pit crew and the later video revealed that when turning say a left hand corner the inside front wheel was a good foot, sometimes more, in the air! There are several reasons for this. Little or no camber at the rear is good for drag racing, so long as limiting straps are involved so the car can’t get positive camber, but it wouldn’t work for cornering. With 2 adjusters you can adjust both to change ride height greatly. I never considered a rear sway bar. This high-performance threaded body kit has been specifically designed for the new VW Beetle Turbo model, giving you the ability to adjust the ride height even while on the move. This also meant I actually knew what I was starting with from the very beginning, which eased my mind. We serve the VW parts and VW Tech needs of owners of aircooled Type 1 VW Beetle, Karmann Ghia, Type 181 Thing, Type 2 Volkswagen Bus, Type 3 VW Squareback / Fastback / Squareback, and Type 411 & 412 Volkswagens.
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