RE: [T3] IRS suspension bushings

["Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com>]

Im replacing the rear rubber bushings in the Squareback, and raising it back
up to stock height at the same time.  Without air in the shocks, it has been
sitting on the rear snubbers for as long as Ive had it.

The Notch is another matter, The rear bars have never been touched in it...
but they and the pan are from a 72 SQUAREBACK.  This car had also sagged
down over the years so when I used the untouched suspension on the Notch the
height came out just about right. It IS stiffer than a stock one, as you say
the Squareback rear torsion bars are larger, but it isn't that bad and with
the stiffer front stabilizer the car handles much better even it it's a bit
bouncier on the highway.

Keith


Keith, I haven't been following exactly what you have been doing, but 
I certainly hope that you haven't put your squareback bars back in 
the notch at the squareback settings. At the very least, they should 
go in at the notch settings. They should actually go in a little 
lower than that, because of the reduced weight of the notch rear end.

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