Stance: A Little Low in the Rear |
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Stance: A Little Low in the Rear |
Bwingate |
Apr 22 2024, 04:39 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 30-March 24 From: New York Member No.: 28,029 Region Association: North East States |
First post here. New to 914's, but I have had a '74 Super Beetle for quite some time, so its the same but different . . . .
Got my new-to-me 1974 on Friday. One of the issues I knew about was that the car sits a little [too] low in the rear. I don't have plates yet, so I could only drive up and down my street a couple of times, but I don't hear any or feel anything funny from the rear and the ride is pretty nice. Any ideas on where to start to level this or problems I should be looking at regarding the rear end sag? Thanks, Bruce |
914Sixer |
Apr 22 2024, 07:17 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,903 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Another thing is check to to see if you have mismatched shocks. Hopefully you have 4 of the same type, all of them gas or hydraulic.
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Bwingate |
Apr 22 2024, 07:40 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 30-March 24 From: New York Member No.: 28,029 Region Association: North East States |
Another thing is check to to see if you have mismatched shocks. Hopefully you have 4 of the same type, all of them gas or hydraulic. Is there a preferred brand or type of shock? VW guys could fight all day over gas vs. hydrualic. Looks like I'm in for a day of maintenance - shocks all around and rear spings. Brakes are a little soft too, so while I'm in there . . . . I'm going to order a copy of the Porsche service manual on CD. Is there a preferred workshop manual for these things? Thanks for the quick help, Bruce. |
wonkipop |
Apr 23 2024, 06:38 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,402 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
Another thing is check to to see if you have mismatched shocks. Hopefully you have 4 of the same type, all of them gas or hydraulic. Is there a preferred brand or type of shock? VW guys could fight all day over gas vs. hydrualic. Looks like I'm in for a day of maintenance - shocks all around and rear spings. Brakes are a little soft too, so while I'm in there . . . . I'm going to order a copy of the Porsche service manual on CD. Is there a preferred workshop manual for these things? Thanks for the quick help, Bruce. you can download the original full factory service manuals here. http://p914-6info.net/Manuals.htm |
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