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How do you lower the front end the old school way on a VW Beetle?
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∙ 9y ago
I am not sure what you mean by 'old school' but you can do this several ways...
1) Weld in one of the adjusters that you can buy.
2) Fit 'drop spindles'
3) Cut and Turn : you cut the middle out of the tube turn it a little, then weld it back in (and hope you got it right )
4) Take springs out until it sags so much it looks lowered.
All of these probably need you to hacksaw an inch or more off the bumpstop rubbers. Unless you have a good NHS dentist.
All these will drop your beetle.
4 will also break your Beetle as soon as you hit a pot hole and the bump-stops give way. On a buggy you need to soften the front until it rides properly but on a Beetle or Baja you are just weakening it so much it will be dangerous.
3 Will work fine, but you need to be very clever about how much you turn before welding it back in. Or you need to cut it out and weld it back several times until you are happy with it.
2 Is very expensive, unless your welder drives a porche and charges silly money.
1 is the way to go. Just as much hassle as in 3, but for less than what you'd pay for 4 gallons of petrol you get to be able to adjust it afterwards. If you are cutting and welding beams have a look at altering the length of them to suit different alloys/tyre widths inside your wings?
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