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Tim MacDonald Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 1346 Location: Edmonton alberta
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:37 pm Post subject: rear IRS experts please help. Camber issues |
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I recently picked up this 74 project. the drivers side have bad camber. I pulled stuff apart today hoping it was bad bearings but I did not get so lucky. The passenger side is good so I pulled it apart as well and put an angle finder on it. You can see the difference. the red arrow is the good side. Where do I go from here?
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kenj06 Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2011 Posts: 198 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: rear IRS experts please help. Camber issues |
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Not an expert but looks like a bent trailing arm to me. |
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Tim MacDonald Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: rear IRS experts please help. Camber issues |
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any idea if the thing trailing arms only fit thing or do beetle or ghia ones fit? _________________ 61 so34 flip seat
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kenj06 Samba Member
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Tim MacDonald Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: rear IRS experts please help. Camber issues |
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Bent trailing arm for the win. Took it off and it has a good dent and crinkle right by where the axle goes through _________________ 61 so34 flip seat
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kenj06 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:34 am Post subject: Re: rear IRS experts please help. Camber issues |
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Glad you found the issue. May as well put bushing on both sides and go through the rest of the rear suspension, bearings, brakes... while you're in there. |
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Tim MacDonald Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 1346 Location: Edmonton alberta
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: rear IRS experts please help. Camber issues |
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That’s the plan. It has not been on the road since 1984. I will be replacing everything _________________ 61 so34 flip seat
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74 Thing Samba Member
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