anyone in Stl. wanna help

[iam. matthew]

im looking for someone that has a vw bug or knows how to lower one. I know alittle about how to do it. but havnt tried one on my own yet. im looking for some help! anyone interested in helping me slam my bug!

[DrTechy]

I know there are a couple of air cooled guys on here that could definitely help you out with that, trouble is they don't come on here that often. PM me your contact info though, I've got a buddy who works on them all the time, but he hardly ever visits this site, I can point him your way.

[racergti]

There are several ways to perform this task.

There's the hoosier way where you just pull springs out of the torsion tubes in the beam to lower the front end and adjust the spring plates in the rear. This will ride like a Western Flyer wagon but look cool for no money. One of the procedures can be dangerous so be aware of the liability.

The non-hoosier ways:

Front-
1.) weld in adjusters to the beam you already own. This is some work and you really need a jig to keep everyhting straight. Also you have the issue of the tires hitting the fender. This would be a good time to narrow it as well.

2.) replace the beam with one already narrowed and pre-installed adjusters and all you're doing is swaping the beam then aligning.

3.) buy lowered spindles and don't mess with the beam.

Rear-
1.) adjustable spring plates. As a '68, you should have an IRS rear end so you shouldn't have to worry about camber issues as much as if you had a swing-axle.


I have a '67 Type 3 fastback that's slammed to the ground right now. Luckily, the T3's had adjustable front beams (they are not adaptable to the Type 1 chassis) so it was easy to slam along with adjusting the spring plates in the rear. It rides pretty rough but I like it. One time, my wife was riding in the car with me and commented on the stout ride. I responded with, "It's like a chick wearing high heeled shoes. Sure, it's a pain to get around but it sure looks bitchen'."

Good luck on dropping the car.