So keith Do you have any good ideas at all on lowering a t3 the proper way without damaging any of the frontend ?
>From: "Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com>
>Reply-To: type3@vwtype3.org
>To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
>Subject: Re: [T3] Special Tools for raising Ride heigth?
>Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 21:11:52 -0400
>
>Well, thats just it, you CANT just replace it... there have never been any
>repro beams or beam parts for Type 3's and when the beam was avail from the
>dealer it was $515!!
>
>The front end is inherantly adjustable, this isnt at all like a beetle
>beam.... read through the chapter in Bentley and it will give you a good
>overview. No way to tell what is bad in it till you get it apart, if it
>wasnt lowered for too many miles or was carefully driven you may be OK.
>
>One of the reasons Im such a vocal opponent to front end mods is that none
>of the internal beam stuff is available, if you break it your only solution
>is to fine another good beam, which is possible but getting harder each
>year. In the Northeast, forget it! 15 years ago you couldnt find a beam
>that wasnt rusted out in the junkyard.
>
>Keith
>
>
>Subject: RE: [T3] Special Tools for raising Ride heigth?
>
>
> > So should I just plan on replacing it? If so what do you think of an
> > Adjustable front end?
> >
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