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Re: [T3] Ride Height
You should lower the front 1 or 2 splines on the front torsion bars to
get the car level at rest. I never liked mine too nose high. It is a
surprisingly simple procedure to raise/lower the front.! The rear is
a little trickier, but doable too.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Dave Hall <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk> wrote:
> Is that with a driver, half a tank of fuel and the trolley jack some people
> carry around, or empty?
>
> The front goes down more with load than the rear, as it is more lightly
> sprung - the opposite to cars with front engines.
>
> While there are various measurements in various sources, I don't know if
> anyone has found an authoritative measurement.
>
> I just put up with body sag - it comes to us all!
>
> Dave.
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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> ________________________________
> From: Ken Rose [mailto:krosecpa@hotmail.com]
> Sent: 14 August 2008 22:19
> To: type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] Ride Height
>
> Okay, so the front end of my car rides about 2 1/2 inches higher in the
> front as compared to the rear. I took my measurement from the top of the
> wheel well. 23 1/2 inches in the rear and 26 inches in the front.
>
> Question is, what is the standard ride height and where should it be
> measured? Also, just curious, but does it vary from Notch, to Fasty to
> Square?
>
> Ken Rose
> '68 Squareback ("Pops")
> Temecula, CA, USA
>
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