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Subject: Rear suspension set up

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Alex Leighton SP52
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Date Posted: 04:09:26 02/27/01 Tue

(Firstly, with ref to Ant's posting on the VWDRC.COM board, there aint nothing wrong with another board mate. I'm sure no toes are sore.)

I did plan to get to the pod last Sunday for a first test but I am not happy with the rear end of my car so I decided not to go until the next one.

The back end if my Beetle being a '52 has no bump stops above the rear axle/spring plate nor corresponding 'top arm'to meet the rubber stop. So, I want to introduce a set up to do the job, I need to get a pair of stop carriers to bolt on at the bottom (if anyone has a pair handy I'm interested!) from a scrap beetle and fabricate a limiting bracket to meet it from above.

I would like to know how much travel to allow, bearing in mind I can install various parts from the outset would type one rubbers do or type twos be better?

Does there need to be gap between the top of the rubber and the limiter...or just use the rubbers compression as travel?

Also how about upward travel?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks

AL
:cool:

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I shall have to get rid of the Macro that tries to insert a smilie when I type my initials eh?-Doh! Alex Leighton SP52 04:12:56 02/27/01 Tue

Re: Rear suspension set up Ant Lockyer 05:06:00 02/27/01 Tue

Cheers Ant -- AL, 05:33:03 02/27/01 Tue

Great info there from Mike, but....... -- AL, 06:46:40 02/27/01 Tue

With a bit of luck he will come to the board. If not try mailing him. -- Ant Lockyer, 06:51:40 02/27/01 Tue

Re: Rear suspension -->> Old Hank 07:00:19 02/27/01 Tue

Re: Rear suspension set up Art 07:34:28 02/27/01 Tue

Wa-hey, this is getting good, nice replies... -- AL SP52, 08:42:50 02/27/01 Tue

Re: Rear suspension set up Muffler Mike 09:47:52 02/27/01 Tue

Mike, what can I say? - -- AL SP52, 13:39:40 02/27/01 Tue

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>(Firstly, with ref to Ant's posting on the VWDRC.COM >board, there aint nothing wrong with another board >mate. I'm sure no toes are sore.) > >I did plan to get to the pod last Sunday for a first >test but I am not happy with the rear end of my car so >I decided not to go until the next one. > >The back end if my Beetle being a '52 has no bump >stops above the rear axle/spring plate nor >corresponding 'top arm'to meet the rubber stop. So, I >want to introduce a set up to do the job, I need to >get a pair of stop carriers to bolt on at the bottom >(if anyone has a pair handy I'm interested!) from a >scrap beetle and fabricate a limiting bracket to meet >it from above. > >I would like to know how much travel to allow, bearing >in mind I can install various parts from the outset >would type one rubbers do or type twos be better? > >Does there need to be gap between the top of the >rubber and the limiter...or just use the rubbers >compression as travel? > >Also how about upward travel? > >Any advice appreciated. > >Thanks > >AL >:cool:
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