[T3] Coil, Calipers, and Front Beam

[Keith Park]

Well, if you want to spend a couple hours mushing everything together to
mount it up in there go ahead, but I just stick It on the bench or a couple
saw horses and have at it.

If you bend the lower arm toward the rear the caster angle between the upper
and lower arms gets less, or even negative.

Usually one side is bent, but if they jumped a curb it could be both sides.

I generally put 5mm caster shims in it behind the lower section of the beam,
but until its all together you wont know exactly what the caster is anyway.

Keith


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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Adriel
Rowley
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 9:12 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Coil, Calipers, and Front Beam


Are you saying take it apart unmounted to the Squareback, and if so, how to
keep it still?

How would caster be knocked out?  Would it be only the side of impact?  Do
type threes 
need more caster, and if so, should I add to it, and how much?  I do
remember part of the 
discussion at the tech session, but no not recall amount.


Thank you so very much!
Adriel

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> From: topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 17:53:49 -0400
> Subject: Re: [T3] Coil, Calipers, and Front Beam
>
> Pull the lower bars and arms and have a look, if they are straight and
> concentric go for it, if not, let us know... you can bend and arm and not
a
> beam especially if the beam is solid and not rusty but you wont really
know
> till you put new arms in it and try to get an alignment... what happens it
> is knocks the caster out and even in a stock height normal setup the
caster
> is often half to 2/3 of the 4 degree spec it should be, so you don’t have
> any to spare.
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Adriel
> Rowley
> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 3:26 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Coil, Calipers, and Front Beam
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------
> > From: topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> > To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> > Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 15:06:58 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [T3] Coil, Calipers, and Front Beam
> >
> > No, not really, it bends the ends of the beam where the lower tubes are
> > mounted, hard to see that.
> >
> > I checked the length of the beam with a strait edge, and there is not
any
> > bend to it. To me, that is a good sign right?
> >
> > The torsion bars are equally set in the arms, is that what you are
talking
> > about?
> >
> > Where the bar comes out of the arm on the inside (inside the beam) if
its
> in
> > the center of the round arm then your OK, you cant tell anything on the
> > outside end.
> >
> Thank you for clarifying!  So, should I mount it, or wait?
>
>
> Thank you,
> Adriel
>
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