Re: [T3] Rear Suspension Question

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 24 Feb 00, at 16:16, Steven Ayres wrote:

> => the rear camber is visibly wrong.  ... The Bentley manual suggests =>
> that this is adjustable via the spring plates, but it does not => indicate
> at what point adjustment is not an option, and replacement of => torsion
> bars is necessary.  
> 
> This concern implies you have a swing-axle rear, but please correct me if
> I'm misinterpreting. With swing axle it's more a matter of correct ride
> height than camber per se, and if your bars are sagging you can just
> tighten them up a notch or two. Fine camber adjustment in the rear is done
> with shims, although I'm not sure it can make much difference since every
> change in load alters camber. 

There are no shims for either version of the rear suspension. The 
swing axle camber is only adjusted by changing the torsion bar 
settings while the toe-in is adjusted by sliding the forward or back 
in the elongated holes in the spring plates.

IRS adjustments are a bit harder because the diagonal arm makes these 
adjustments interact.



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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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