Re: [T3] Windy day driving

["Herman Haustein" <haustein@netvision.net.il>]

Excuse the ignorance but where do you put the shims ?
Herman
-----Original Message-----
From: Erkson, Toby <toby.erkson@intel.com>
To: Type 3 Discussion <type3@vwtype3.org>
Date: ŽŒ’ ÝŽ 27 ‹š”‡¿ 1999 19:19
Subject: RE: [T3] Windy day driving


>I understand Keith and his argument is sound with me.  Nobody makes caster
>shims for the T3.  Mainly it's because our front end is different from the
>all-common T1.  I believe shimming a lowered T3 would help most caster
>problems.
>
>Also, a lowered spindle would NOT affect caster and would be the best way
to
>go in lowering as the ONLY thing is does is lower the nose.
>
>   Toby Erkson
>   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
>   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
>   '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension
>   Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>hence, the use of shims to get the caster back when the front has been
>>lowered...
>>
>>shims are the only way to fix the caster problem for most of
>>us, and i don't
>>even think that lowered spindles would help the problem.
>
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