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Title: Lowering a 412 ? Post by: 71CALRIPPER on February 27, 2008, 17:08:01 pm May be picking one up as my daily driver :) any ideas how to bring the front down so its at least level with the back ?
Cheers bob Title: Re: Lowering a 412 ? Post by: team97 on February 27, 2008, 17:11:58 pm May be picking one up as my daily driver :) any ideas how to bring the front down so its at least level with the back ? Cheers bob Contact Randy at oldbug.com He's got a custom green / woody type4 thingy Title: Re: Lowering a 412 ? Post by: 71CALRIPPER on February 27, 2008, 17:24:43 pm :) cheers dude , i was wondering if a set of lowerd 1303 springs would cut the mastard but it may be a weight factor .
Title: Re: Lowering a 412 ? Post by: Rennsurfer on February 27, 2008, 17:42:39 pm I'm a So Cal native... land of just about every kind of car. Yet it's been YEARS since I've seen a Type 4 on the road.
(http://www.tunacan.net/t4corner/custom/raceday412/pic7.jpg) (http://www.oldbug.com/119-1964_IMG.JPG) (http://www.tunacan.net/t4corner/custom/raceday412/pic6.jpg) (http://www.nrkk.no/412_Fuchs_front.jpg) Title: Re: Lowering a 412 ? Post by: 71CALRIPPER on February 29, 2008, 13:43:37 pm Right looks like BMW E30 Standard springs work and dont need any mods :) £24 each which is a good price to boot :)
Title: Re: Lowering a 412 ? Post by: IP359 on February 29, 2008, 14:05:41 pm this one is mine and sitting even lower now... A friend of mine looks for one in mini van (break) version... So if you have that for sale, don't hesitate ! Thanks for him http://www.flat4sale.fr/detail.php?id=1334 Title: Re: Lowering a 412 ? Post by: Mario/DKT on February 29, 2008, 17:44:48 pm i think bmw spring's from the 3-series helps to lowering...
Title: Re: Lowering a 412 ? Post by: alfie the monster on March 01, 2008, 12:52:01 pm (http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7cf24b3127ccebf0013503d0e00000036108EaNWrVqyb4)
(http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7cf24b3127ccebf001140bc2f00000036108EaNWrVqyb4) This one belongs to club member Neal, I think it may be for sale too ;) Title: Re: Lowering a 412 ? Post by: Torben Alstrup on March 01, 2008, 13:14:49 pm Neals is absolutely awesome IMHO
WRT lowering the 412. The cheaper way is to take a set of front springs from a Golf1 gasoline version. (The diesel frt springs are stiffer and dont suit the 412) That will lower it 55-60 mm. That is enough for regular street driving. More and it becomes a problem. The only downside is that it doesnt carry that much in the front luggagge compartement before it stands on the rubber stops. I used a spring from an older BMW once, but I forgot which model. That spring was 1 mm thicker in the threads, which gave the same stance unloaded as the Golf springs, but carried a load much better. On the last one I set up, I modified a set of Koni front shocks from a T3 caravelle so they fitted in the rear and used a set of adjustable Spax from a 73 super beetle in the front. I had a new front stabilizer made ehich was 50% stiffer over stock (I forgot how thick, but I think it was about 20 mm.) And modified a 3/4" rear ADDCO stabilizer from a beetle. I think it was originally thought for a swingaxle. To top it off we used a set of BBS 7 X 16 wheels w. 205/55X 16 frt & 215/55 X 16 rear. Transmission was an early "FA" which is about a 4,125 T1 ratio. Engine was a 2 liter type4 bumped to 121 hp. That was ran great both around corners and on the freeway. But it disappeared about 4 years ago. I do not know what happened to it. T |