7
Nov
2009
Re-indexing “Lowering” VW Beetle
The previous owner had raised the rear of the beetle for 31" tires. At first I thought maybe there was something rusted together, because it was so stiff. Now, I know that they just didn't know what they were doing. There are tons of VW Beetle service manuals that tell you how to lower/raise the rear end. I found 4 videos on YouTube that provided me with enough info to get the job done and only took about an hour (not including the time to remove rusted/broken bolts!).
Here is the video link:
My spring plate bolts were rusted on and then of course I broke some of them. A lot of Liquid Wrench, heat and repeating and they came right off!
Trying to remove broken, rusted bolts