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<x-charset iso-8859-1> > > Ive had alot of requests for front end parts lately.. however, as of now I no longer have > anything left other than spindles, torsion BARS, and complete beam assys. There is a clear theme > from the requestors though.."The car had been lowered". I still think the first killer of front end > internals is lack of regular greasing or inaccessable upper Zerks, but the lowered cars, perhaps > because they are usually combined with really thin and stiff tires, are thrashing their front > suspensions to death... and most of the parts are just not available anymore. > Im seeing a rash of both upper and lower bearings and bushings going bad, left upper arms > rounded out (this was a problem even on the stock setups) and BENT lower arms. The T3 lower torsion > arms are rather susceptable to bending when hitting a curb or large pot-hole... if on a stiff setup, > especially with stiff shock's like the KYB's, they bend VERY easily.. this knocks the caster in the > negative direction increasing instability and bump-steer. With cars lacking the bump stops (cut-off) > the torsion bars are breaking left and right (pun intended).. as they are getting over extended. I > have a couple sets left but that is it! > So if your car is lowered, BE GENTILE.. dont overload it, without the ablility to absorb the > shock loads of rough roads properly the internals are getting beaten to death and the supply of front > suspension parts is dwindling fast! > > > Keith ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ </x-charset>