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76RennWagen · Samba Member Joined: May 28, 2015 Posts: 53

Hello,

I finally bought a 1964 Beetle. First stage will be to restore the ride height.

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iadubber · Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 5:13 am Post subject:

Nice pick up! I like the ride height Smile

RustyPans · Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 5:24 am Post subject:

Congratulations on the Beetle. I'm really liking that front bumper.

vwnut1 · Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 6:20 am Post subject:

Any early '60's Bug is a great find, let the fun (and a thinner wallet) begin...
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67jason · Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 11:28 pm Post subject:

nice bug. glad to hear you plan on fixing the ride height, it looks like shit right now and is probably unsafe and poor handling to drive.

for the record i like lowered cars, but stooooopid slammed is stoooopid.
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76RennWagen · Samba Member Joined: May 28, 2015 Posts: 53

The fronts adjustable but how do I raise the rear this vehicle's brand new to me?

grandpa pete · Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 8:06 am Post subject:

Learn how to use the search function of this site ; There are pages and pages on raising . lowering , painting , starting ,
Go to the 58 67 forum page and find the little black box ( top left ) [search this forum ] and type your search question

I just typed in "raising rear suspension " and got 23 threads on that subject
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Danwvw · Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 8:47 am Post subject:

I never under stood why people narrow the front ends and lower them. They are almost a 4WD Stock height with 165X15's in the front and something bigger like 205's in the back. Nice to have the back up enough to clear the big tires too. The added circumference of the bigger tires make it nice on the open road. But To Each his Own1 Disc brakes are nice if you match the Rear Braking to the front Braking. People think you can get away with just putting Disc on the front but it's dangerous.
Would love to see some photos of the Engine and your thoughts on it.
Welcome!
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All_talk · Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 12:18 pm Post subject:

Danwvw · Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 2:18 pm Post subject:

Yeah, it they were standard VW they probably are a lot more balanced. Sure is nice though to be able to stop so fast. The problem comes when the fronts lock up too soon. The best fix I know of was to get the type 3 backing plates and run type 3 drums in the rear: Here is a link for doing it: http://www.aircooledvwaddiction.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=42 but good luck finding 61 to 64 Type 3 VW backing plates!
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MomoMoto · Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 2:58 pm Post subject:

Nice Bug you got there! I like the LOOK of it as it sits now, but understand the functionality needed.

Have fun on your first adventure, raising the butt.
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buguy · Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 3:24 pm Post subject:

I like them low, but that is a little too much for my taste. Raising it will be a nice little weekend project for you.

67jason · Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 9:14 pm Post subject:

76RennWagen · Samba Member Joined: May 28, 2015 Posts: 53

thanks for the warm welcome and advice. Smile

Danwvw · Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 2:53 pm Post subject:

Most don't know it but modified braking can be really dangerous. What happens is disc brakes get added to an early beetle which increases it's stopping ability from high speed wonderfully, But even with the 1967 dual master cylinder there is not enough rear braking now to match the front. So in an emergency stop the backs will not lock up but the fronts lock up way too easily. Pretty easy to spin it out coming down a mountain pass on black top doing over 40 mph too. And on dirt or gravel especially if coming down hill and into a turn you can't stop it very well at all. The solution is to add stronger braking in the rear. Either Disc or Type 3. I tried the Porsche 356 Brakes but they were not enough I think metal shoes would help though. Also if your rear tires are bigger than the front tires it aggravates the problem.
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