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Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:36 pm

I need 10 good reasons why the rear end isn't level... GO!!

Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:51 pm

1 WEAK TORSION BAR
2 YOU OR YOUR GF IS TO FAT
3 YOU OR YOUR GF IS TO SKINNY
4 TORSION BAR IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED
5 TORSION BAR BROKE
6 CAR WAS HIT BY A TRAIN THEN REPAIRED BUT WAS BENT UP PRETTY GOOD
7 CAR IS ON A HILL OR UNLEVEL GROUND
8 YOUR HEAD IS ALWAYS TILTED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN YOU LOOK AT CAR
9 ITS NOT YOUR CAR YOUR LOOKING AT
10 YOUR ALWAYS "HIGH" WHEN YOUR AROUND YOUR CAR
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Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:57 pm

#10 is good.... :D

Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:48 pm

I bet its the same reason my is unlevel.Mine is a dune buggy and it
bugs the sh t out of me . I even used a air shock on one side and
it just picks the hold dang car up.

Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:48 pm

HA!! Too funny!! I have gotten a little chuncky over the past 20 years!! I did mostly ride alone and it is the drivers side that is off by about 2 inches. I've done my share of raising and lowering the back end of a bug and I'm 99.9% both sides are set the same. IF it is weak torsion is it fixable? THis is something I've never dealt with before.

What about a poorly lowered front end... if it is off by one inch would raise the back 2??

Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:13 pm

leeroad wrote: HA!! Too funny!! I have gotten a little chuncky over the past 20 years!! I did mostly ride alone and it is the drivers side that is off by about 2 inches. I've done my share of raising and lowering the back end of a bug and I'm 99.9% both sides are set the same. IF it is weak torsion is it fixable? THis is something I've never dealt with before.

What about a poorly lowered front end... if it is off by one inch would raise the back 2??

an uneven rear can also be something off on the opposite corner in the front as well

Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:17 pm

leeroad wrote: What about a poorly lowered front end... if it is off by one inch would raise the back 2??

Poorly lowered? ... so the front isn't straight either? :?

Now, if you've lowered and raised vw's a million times... slap a different torsion arm in there see what happens, wouldnt take long and isn't very difficult.

If it doesnt fix it, it'll at least get rid of one "unmeasurable" possibility.

...Also make sure the torsion arm bushings are in good shape too.

If not, refer to CLASSIC CAR GUYS'S list above... sounds accurate to me

Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:41 pm

Thanks guys... will be putting a new front end in her (giggity) in the next couple of weeks. We'll see what happens then and go from there!

Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:03 pm

Sometimes if you have a funky, non-matching fender, it can make things look a little off.
I thought the hefty girlfriend reason was the best.

Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:23 pm

check the psi on your tires maybe one sides doesnt have enough air