TheSamba.com :: View topic - Just wanted some confirmation before hunting

Wed Aug 11, 2004 8:46 am

I remember in a past thread that there was some talk about later bus front torsion leaf stacks having a higher spring rate.

Can anyone give me the years that have the higher rates and the actual rate numbers if they know them.

I guess it would be in Newtons or some measurement like that right?

Thu Aug 12, 2004 8:31 am

There are different "colors" for torsion bars having to do with rate. I remember that my one ton single had different ones from the van I had at the time. However, I think there's something out in the Type II archive on this. But as I recall, again, the color indicated the capacity.

Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:52 am

this is the m-code for the 1 ton option.

215 1 ton payload and 1500cc engine (until October, 1964) Except MicroBus and Deluxe

but i think he was refering to the front beem, and if there is a different
rateing for the sprins in the beem. correct me if i am wrong.

Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:16 pm

Ooops, you're right, looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

WEll, then weld the suckers makem solid.

Thu Aug 12, 2004 8:09 pm

I will try to find the specific info in my literature archive. what I remember is that they change coincides with the sway bar which showed up in first on the '66 models.