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Tue Jul 30, 2002 2:52 am

Having closely looked at my 59 beetle i feel the front end is sitting way to high.I originely thought the back was to low. Is it a hard job to lower the front end ???Any advise on this would be great . thanks Steve

Tue Jul 30, 2002 10:36 pm

Oh, and by the way...I'm only 19, and my friends 17....so if we can do it, so can you ;)

Tue Jul 30, 2002 10:38 pm

Alls I have to say is wow! OK, I actually own a '59 bug....and I lowered it....Last night....How weird is that. Well my man, I'm hear to tell you it's simple. There's 2 ways to go...You can go with the $200 front spindles...that bolt on. Or you can go with a $120 pre-welded, adjustable beam(up to 4 inch drop) or you could pay $15, get the adjusters, and do it yourself. I actually did it myself last night...My beam was in the car, and we removed it and took it down to the bare beam, and cut and welded them ourselves(me and my buddy). Actually, I documented it all, via a digital camera. Which I'm hoping to get some pics on a tech site somewhere...not sure where yet. But I got the beam back in no prob, and it looks GREAT! It's crazy low...Let's just put it that way. But If You own a welder, or can get someone to do it, by all means pay the $15 and get the "weld in adjusters"...or just buy the new beam(sometimes the old ones rot out...get a new)
Peace.

Wed Jul 31, 2002 1:00 am

Thanks for the advise on this.But where do you get these adjusters from @where do you put them??? Perhaps you could just hop over to New Zealand and give me a hand lol.I do have acess to a welder.So where in the world do you live&what size motor are you running??? Regards steve.

Wed Jul 31, 2002 10:42 pm

Well My man, You've inspired me to get to work...and i made a little webpage, it'll be devoted to my bug...cause Now I've got a camera, so I can help others with tech tips. I threw a page together real quick to give you an idea of what you've got ahead of you. check it out.
http://www.geocities.com/indianavwkid/index.htm

Wed Jul 31, 2002 10:51 pm

http://www.geocities.com/indianavwkid/

Retraction...Use this one... Thanks.

Thu Aug 01, 2002 3:15 am

Well i've got to say i am bloody impressed with your web page and it will be a great help to me and plenty of other VW fans out there.All i will have to do is find out where i can get these (Weld in adjusters)from. In the town i live in we have very few VW specialists .Probably only (2) +About 2 wreckers.But i will find someone whos got them. Thanks for your effort in helping me out. Regards Steve. PS Love the welding with the eyes closed.

Wed Aug 07, 2002 11:28 pm

What up Grahams, look in Volks World if you guys get that magazine and someone should have them in there. Or if you want to order them from the U.S., call
Pacific Customs 1-909-738-8380.
They cost about $7.00 US dollars.
If you weld them in. Just make sure your beam is aligned right. It's really easy to do. Good luck!
Tony
The Volks Shop
P.S. Props to James for taking on the welding at a young age, even with the eyes closed :)

Thu Aug 08, 2002 1:37 am

Thanks for the advise on that Tony. I only buy the odd volks world book because in New zealand they are really expensive &15.00. Most mags are around 6 or 7 dollars.

Regards Steve