Re: suspension pros & cons

[Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>]

On Sat, 24 Nov 2001 15:08:51 -0800 "Randy B" <sirocco@telocity.com>
writes:
>Once told to me by an old VW enthusiast that I always assumed knew 
>more
>about setting up a VW (or any early susp. car) than could ever dream 
>of
>knowing:
>
>"For the best handling on the VW's [A1 models], make the control arms
>parallel to the ground regardless of of anything else you do"
>
>I have tried to do this with every Scirocco I have ever owned with 
>excellent
>results.
>
>HTH
>
>Randy


Thats just basic geometry actually. My 82 sits a little beyond that and
its been competative for what it is. Ideally you want level arms to allow
for more suspension travel. And like everything, this is only one small
part of setting up a VW. I digress. 


Shawn Méze
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