Jacking up the back?

bonerp · Post by **bonerp** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:16 am

I really need to raise the rear half inch or so as its bottoming out - anyone done this?

Can it be done with normal tools easily?

thanks

mdmax72 · Post by **mdmax72** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:30 am

When you say bottoming out what do you mean exactly?? Suspension bottoming or tyre rub as you mentioned in another post?? What size three you using??

Here's a link to lower but will be the same to higher the back.

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMxBolHO ... ata_player

bonerp · Post by **bonerp** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:09 am

tyres rubbing on the body - Gary cut off the rubber stops as it was running on those apparently. I understand the rear torsion beam can be wound up a little?

Sam · Post by **Sam** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:27 pm

Yes.

Take it out, turn it a spline, put it back in.

Lower the car off the stands, realise you've turned it the wrong way, take it out again, turn it two splines in the other direction.

That's how it went on my Bus anyhow.

It's covered in various VW books and no doubt on line if you google it.

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:48 pm

Sam @ PS Autoart wrote:Take it out, turn it a spline, put it back in.

Lower the car off the stands, realise you've turned it the wrong way, take it out again, turn it two splines in the other direction

sounds about right!

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