Nice tutorial video, thanks for uploading it. I live in Nicaragua and I've been trying to lower my '77 Bug and no one knows how to do it. This video is gonna help plenty. Thanks :)
TIP. After raising axle to highest point and bolts out. A good hit from BEHIND { and NOT towards your face} will dislodge the springplate, WITHOUT CUTTING Keep body parts away. Try not to mame or kill anyone.
Id love to see a video on raising the bugs front and rear suspension. I converted to porsche trailing arms and torsion bars. Now I have an inadvertant low rider. Spring plates are set at the lower stops. Its still not enough....
All you had to do if you can't get the cv joint screws lose, is take out the pivot joint bolt on the other end of the arm and release the brake line and the hole arm will rotate and rock and move out of the way.
Much advice in the comments, most of it more or less spot on. However, couple more very important ones here. If you wish to retain the use of your legs for future use, learn how to install proper jack stands under the bus. You had the weight of the bus supported solely by a hydraulic jack. Bad idea! Same for working with those chinese safety boots. i think they still make real shoes.
Dude, you don't need to hack the fuck out of stuff with a grinder for this job- Shit, there's no need to use a grinder for most jobs, bodywork excluded. There's enough room to take the hub carriers out of the way and get the spring plates out without completely ruining them, which is what you've done. Even if something had gone completely tits up and you couldn't swing them out of the way, the non-dickhead method is to unbolt the driveshafts. I'm sure you're proud of your work and all, but stuff like this is dangerous.
Dude, no hate but check out marbleknight here on UA-cam: he did it without cutting a thing with a grinder nor disconnecting the CV joint. If you cut a piece of any of your bones in your body won't that weaken that bone?
Steel dragon i figured it out i didnt have it pulled out. But what do you mean by pulling it out far? I was able to get it in just fine. And i think i might have lowered it to much as my bumpstops are hitting
Nice tutorial video, thanks for uploading it. I live in Nicaragua and I've been trying to lower my '77 Bug and no one knows how to do it. This video is gonna help plenty. Thanks :)
TIP. After raising axle to highest point and bolts out. A good hit from BEHIND { and NOT towards your face} will dislodge the springplate, WITHOUT CUTTING Keep body parts away. Try not to mame or kill anyone.
Let the haters rag on you. I wrote tech manuals for years and this is very clear compared to the AtomWerks guy who is really confusing. Good job!
Listen to 70 Series Tires: to do this you do not have to cut your Vdub's spring arms, have mercy.
Love the Disturbed in the background
Way ahead of you haha, I've been working on it all day and I only need to put everything back together
they make angle guides (home depot) that will tell you the beginning and the new set angle. can't believe you would do this with a board. WOW
Id love to see a video on raising the bugs front and rear suspension. I converted to porsche trailing arms and torsion bars. Now I have an inadvertant low rider. Spring plates are set at the lower stops. Its still not enough....
All you had to do if you can't get the cv joint screws lose, is take out the pivot joint bolt on the other end of the arm and release the brake line and the hole arm will rotate and rock and move out of the way.
Much advice in the comments, most of it more or less spot on. However, couple more very important ones here. If you wish to retain the use of your legs for future use, learn how to install proper jack stands under the bus. You had the weight of the bus supported solely by a hydraulic jack. Bad idea! Same for working with those chinese safety boots. i think they still make real shoes.
Dude, you don't need to hack the fuck out of stuff with a grinder for this job- Shit, there's no need to use a grinder for most jobs, bodywork excluded.
There's enough room to take the hub carriers out of the way and get the spring plates out without completely ruining them, which is what you've done.
Even if something had gone completely tits up and you couldn't swing them out of the way, the non-dickhead method is to unbolt the driveshafts.
I'm sure you're proud of your work and all, but stuff like this is dangerous.
Very hopefull video, thanks man
good vid, simple and too the point, a guy can do this (obviously) in his driveway. thanks
Get the axle loose no matter what it takes, no excuse. Then buy dropped arms, not changing spline location! See Atom werks for why!
cool songs in background, hunger strike by temple of the dog, shame you couldn't get your axles off
Dude, no hate but check out marbleknight here on UA-cam: he did it without cutting a thing with a grinder nor disconnecting the CV joint. If you cut a piece of any of your bones in your body won't that weaken that bone?
hello great video,how many teeth did you run the arm for a stay ? carlos greentings from Argentina
is there any way to avoid damaging the arm without grinding it ?
hi i was just wondering where you placed the jack stands? im having a hard time figuring out where to put them.
Great video
Steel dragon i figured it out i didnt have it pulled out. But what do you mean by pulling it out far? I was able to get it in just fine. And i think i might have lowered it to much as my bumpstops are hitting
Hey steel dragon i have removed the plates and all but my torsian bars dont move as easy as yours do i do one side at a time or both
yes. the back end is pretty much the same.
Will this work on a 74 super beetle? And if so. can I also add "drop plates" to increase the drop?
You got no idea do ya mate.
Anyone else notice the song low life is playing
Thanks good video Can I do the same thing on a 67 or is different?
do you have to do both sides?
how many inches is that spindle drop?
Is it the same on a 62 beetle?
Having trouble getting the plate to stay on the shelf...
Half of the video is pulling that fooking rubber bushing
It's different, the 67 has a swing axle rear end, search "how to lower a 67 swing axle bug" and you'll find it!
How much does one inner spline lower the car by?
Thank you. How much does one outer spline lower the car by?
How not to work on your bug. No axle stands, grinding the spring plate? What a shit job.
Man put some pants and shoe on ,
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Bad sound!