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> > IIRC, it looked about 2-3" taller than stock. There was just too much space > above the front tires and the underside of the fender arches. It DOES look high... but this car was a major reconstruction... is there something else that isnt mounted quite the same way that Im not seeing? I need to really look it over with a ruler. > > My GUESS is that Keith used the stiffer squareback torsion bars in his notch, > but set them at notch angles. The problem is that the factory spec setups are > configured for the spec bars, but when you put stiffer bars in there, the car's > weight isn't enough to push it back down where it belongs. Good Observation... the rear torsion bars are stock Squareback stock settings but they were sagging on that Square and are just about right on the Notch. The Front beam on the Notch is also Squareback with Squareback bars... but didnt you once check your spec book and see that all the front torsion (Not stabilizer) bars are the same? Anyway... the front bars were set so that the upper stabilizer arms are about 1/4" off the upper snubbers, giving about an inch of travel to the lower bars before hitting thier snubbers. I believe this is the way they were when new... but set that way it does look high, but the Squareback doesnt. Hmmmm... I need to really sit in front of the car and ponder this in the spring. Keith > Still, I don't think there's a cuter car out there than a shiny little red > notchback. > > -- > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >