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Hello- > > I just had a look at my haynes and it says "If a new diagonal arm is fitted it > > is important to have the rear suspension alignment checked and reset on > > specialised VW equipment". Would I be able to find somewhere that could do this > > in this day and age? I'm guessing that its pretty important. > > There are shim washers on either side of the diagonal arm inner bushings. If > you just put them back together the way they came apart you will be pretty > close. I don't think this is really all that critical. When you disassemble the rear suspension, it is DEFINATELY critical to get it realigned. Camber and caster are next to impossible to adjust, but toe is not. That's what the slotted bolt holes in the spring plates are for. And, if major adjustments for more toe-in are required, you can change the positions of the shim washers (this is very rarely required). If you want to change the ride-height of your car, change it BEFORE toe adjustment. If the rear toe is set incorrectly, expect horrible handling during turning, especially at high speed. It won't be so bad that you can't drive it down to the alignment shop, but it will be so bad that you will notice the difference when it's fixed. I set mine to zero toe, and would recommend the same for anyone else. Even 1/16" of rear toe out is noticeable... Take care, Shad Laws LN Engineering - Aircooled Precision Performance http://www.lnengineering.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org