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Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:00 pm

I havent posted in a while , but here are my MA 756's on the downlow !!! :D

Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:15 pm

spotfreerynse wrote: I havent posted in a while , but here are my MA 756's on the downlow !!! :D

looks great man!

Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:25 pm

I'm not saying that this is GOING to happen to you but I think it very well could...

I had my whole front end rebuilt by a good shop. Then the car sat for 6 months and I put 756 on the front, removing just the lower grub screw. I had (still have) a great ride at a nice height with ~40psi, but after driving the car for less than a year, I have broken at least one of the grease seals that go between the beam and the A-arm. See, without the grub screw to hold the spring pack centered, it "floated" allowing the seals to get smashed as I took turns. With sticky 205/40/17s all around and cornering fast I did put more stress on this part than most people would, but this was all street driving. I suspect this is why AirKewld sells Urethane seals with his kit... For now, my steering has gotten uber sloppy as the lower A-arms slide left/right about a quarter to half an inch when I turn.

I hope this saves someone the trouble that I'm about to go through...

Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:13 am

If the trailing arm grub screws are tightened correctly, the arms can't wander back and forth, even with the center grub screw removed. It sounds as if your trailing arms were a bit loose, which let them wander side to side enough to ruin the bushing.

Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:15 am

actually there is play there when the arms' grubs are tight... shouldn't be a half inch, but there *is* side to side movement, the arms don't pull up against the beam, they ride against the seal.. this is why (my estimation) that airkewld uses the Delrin bushings and thrust washers so you can get the play out..

Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:55 pm

I have some questions about Monroe air shocks. The po owner installed a adjustable axle beam on my 1968 vw. (The lower a beam adjuster is broken and wielded in a fixed position (making it useless) My tiers rub on my fenders and the car is constantly bottoming out.

If I remove the adjuster bolts and replace my stock front shocks with Monroe air shocks would this be a possible fix?

Do the Monroe air shocks need to be modified to install? or do they just bolt on like the stock shocks?

If the new shocks will fix my problem which Monroe air shock should I order.
Thanks

Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:56 pm

...get us some pix of what your talking about

but yeah

bolt on like stock and will "solve" your issue

Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:00 pm

bugninva wrote: this is why (my estimation) that airkewld uses the Delrin bushings and thrust washers so you can get the play out.. :wink:

Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:06 pm

Ok guys I am now armed with photo's of my axle beam.

The axle beam is an after market beam made by a company called ACW? My axle beam does not have a shock tower that has a hole for a threaded post type shock. My axle beam has a bolts at the top and bottom to mount the shocks (see photo's)
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Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:36 pm

im kinda lost. why would you remove your grub screw? doesnt that hold everything together?

Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:24 pm

Nodak 85
I'm not removing the Grub screws, I am going to remove the adjuster bolts so the spindles have a full range of motion (up and down) I need advise on which Monroe air shocks I should buy. My axle beam is different than the axle beams I have seen posted in this thread. I need to use rear shocks because of the mounting set up my axle beam uses to hold the shock in place. My axle has a upper bolt and a lower bolt that holds the shock in place.(see pic) My replacement shock should look like this...[img][img][/img][/img]

Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:44 pm

That beam is a KCW beam. Not ACW. It uses the old style link pin shock towers with ball joints. Kinda weird but, those air shocks should work on it.

Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:28 am

oh yeah. duh. that makes sense now. :oops: i was going to say that would not be good if you were taking the ones out on the torison arms. my bad guys

Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:20 pm

Just got done installing the MA 785's on the rear of my bug, everything looks like it worked out super well. I ran the lines to a remote spot behind my drivers seat opposite the battery tray and it looks super clean. I'm happy so far, seems to ride nicely. I'm only keeping about 18psi in the shocks so I stay low but have some comfort.

Just wanted to report, let everyone know if anything changes.

Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:43 pm

looks awesome. your running air shocks and not bags int the rear right? so just by adjusting the air pressure you can have the cars hieght where ever you want? and then does the air shock also act like a spring to? sorry for all the ?'s, i am used to lowering bugs other ways just new to the whole air shock thing and i really want to do it to mine.

Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:50 pm

Actually It only lifts the car a few inches, maybe a spline at most. Right now I'm somewhere closer to 2 splines than 1 spline and all the way filled up, the car sits at about 1 spline drop. But I never plan on adjusting the pressure, just there for fine tuning and I guess if I know Ill be carrying passengers or something a long while. Just like the option haha.

Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:16 pm

EdgeKid3 wrote: Just got done installing the MA 785's on the rear of my bug, everything looks like it worked out super well. I ran the lines to a remote spot behind my drivers seat opposite the battery tray and it looks super clean. I'm happy so far, seems to ride nicely. I'm only keeping about 18psi in the shocks so I stay low but have some comfort.

Just wanted to report, let everyone know if anything changes.

Looks good, did the sleeve on the 785s fit or did you have to use the sleeve from the shock you previously had on the back?

Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:44 pm

Yeah I pressed out the rubbers and bushings from my stock rear shocks and pressed them into the Monroes. Worked well.

Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:00 pm

can you post pics of the rear at the highest and the lowest points to show lenght of travel , cause folks like me are looking for just " some" adjustment like you said you have , please post ! Thanks ! :D

Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:01 pm

edgekid3 , what year is you car ? swing or IRS ? Thanks again !