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Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12.
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vwuberalles
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 7:47 am Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12.

Scat Adams wrote:

Super nice. What size tires and any idea on what suspension setup it has? Looks killer!

Thanks! The tires are 205/65/15 in the rear, 185/55/15 up front on 5.5" wide wheels. Rear suspension is saggy old original stock height, up front is lowered by 2.5 or 3" or so with Topline struts (I think, it was 30 years ago so the memory is a little foggy)

While the rake looks good, the handling is less than ideal. It feels a little twitchy at highway speeds, I'm guessing because of the caster. On a non-Super they make shims you'd put between the lower torsion tube and frame head to correct for this, buuuut this is a Super so I don't know how you'd fix it. If I ever get new tires for it I'd go with something lower profile in the back to bring it down a bit.
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1973 Superbeetle: 1st car, owned since age 12. Update thread --> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9919140#9919140
1967 Kombi: Owned since age 17, Dad's retirement project.
1966 Beetle: My new project. (SOLD) Build thread--> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=678040

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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 8:51 am Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12.

Vintage pic. Plates are nice in Virginia. _________________ 1967 VW Fastback (Past) 1971 VW Bug (Past) 1975 VW Bus (Past) 2002 VW Mexican Bug 1600i

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