Re[2]: undeliverable mail

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm.intel.com>]

I haven't heard of ball joints made for a lowered suspension on the Type III.  
Are these real, like do you have a part number, or is it just what the mechanic 
said?

Changing the bushings is a good idea.  My front shocks are Type I and the rear 
are stock Type III in length but air-adjustable.  All four corners of my ride 
are lowered two notches.

     Toby Erkson, air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 1.8L
     Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/
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Subject: Re: undeliverable mail
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE_MIME
Date:    12/12/97 7:07 AM

...
> my point is this-there is nothing wrong with lowering a car if the
> following are taken into account;
>
> .do not lower so much as to induce discomfort,tire rub,terrible
> handling,hanging out of the window etc.
> .change the shocks to suit eg. lowered gas shocks to suit radical
> lowering(although radical lowering is not recommended  for a daily
driver)
> .check and change bushes as necessary
> .choose good tires
> .change parts if necessary eg.special balljoints for lowered cars etc.
> .get a wheel alignment done straightaway.when i got mine done i vaguely
> remember the guy saying something about getting close to factory
setting.if
> commonsense dictates this sounds right, as the car would have been
> engineered to handle everyday,different terrain, driving on one alignment
> setting.
> .last but not least there are plenty of manufacturers who have designed
and
> made parts to suit lowered cars so so your research.
>
> anyway people,that is my bit for the week.have a great weekend.
>
> regards
> vern
> '63 notch(lowered and soon to have aftermarket f1)
> '67 beetle(soon to have an fi 1776cc)
> '57 oval(standard!)