[T3] Rear torsion replacement

[Keith Park]

That's not likely to change any "flopping in the wind", that problem is most
likely tires, if you have Nankangs on it or something like that it could be
pretty bad, if anything, when the bars sag it lowers the car and its more
stable in the wind.

Look at where the flexplate hub comes thru the bushing cover, how centered
is it?  if its NOT rubbing against the cover than the bushing is fine.  The
rear IRS suspension will pretty much last forever but the bars do sag, new
bars wont correct this anymore that re-adjusting the old ones will.

>From personal experience, it's a PITA getting new bushings to fit in there
and go back together and even when its all bolted up, they don't fit as well
as the old ones did.  Get the Gabriel air shocks, they are on the market
again, that will bring the height up and provide the correct shock rate.

Remember  though, if you have cheap tires on there or the wrong size, all
bets are off.

Keith


Top Notch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
71 Squareback "Hothe"
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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 Robert
Klein
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 3:01 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Rear torsion replacement

They are shot, the car flops in the wind. The old owner put in coilovers to
compensate for it. I'm not up for that. It's time for a replacement. The
bushings are shot too. Since I rebuilt the front end I should complete the
job.

Sent from the desk of Robert Klein 


On Jan 19, 2014, at 10:24 AM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> Why would you want to replace them?
> They are the one thing I deeply regret ever touching, it's a horrid job.
> 
> 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 Robert
> Klein
> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 1:35 AM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] Rear torsion replacement
> 
> Hi y'all! I'm going to get started tomorrow replacing my rear torsions.
Any
> tips or info on the subject would be awesome! And does anyone have any
> experience with 27mm torsions? Super stiff or not so bad?
> 
> Sent from the desk of Robert Klein 
> 
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