Re: Pulling a frame back together

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

the drivers side control arm horn is the most common weak point in the A1
chassis. Ask Jared Erlandson. he will tell you all about it ;)

For those who are just reading this thread. GET A LOWER STRESS BAR IF YOU
VALUE YOUR CAR!!!!


> Was there any cracking to go along with the spreading?  I'm parting my '84
> right now, and when I was under there pulling the swaybar to put on my
'82,
> I noticed a crack inthe left "subframe" or whatever you want to call it.
> Sort of explains why it really dug into corners hard going one way but not
> the other.
>
> Aaron
> '82 Scirocco
> '84 Scirocco - parts available, shell is free
> '70 Bug - Hibernating
> '87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of WaspHwy@aol.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 9:43 PM
> > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Cc: mk1gti@egorups.com
> > Subject: Pulling a frame back together
> >
> >
> > I have discovered that my frame has spread on my 84 GTI. I
> > noticed when I
> > went to install my used eurosport lower stress bar. instead
> > of trying to fix
> > the car, I just made the holes in the bar bigger. I always
> > wondered why my
> > right front tire stuck out about 1.5"s than the left...
> > anyways, I finally
> > got around to borrowing a come-along from my boss and before
> > I got started, I
> > though "I dunno how much to pull it together." my eurosport
> > bar is no longer
> > useable (it got severely bent) so I dont have anything to go
> > by. Here's the
> > question: if I buy a lower stress bar from JCWhitney, should
> > I trust the bolt
> > spacing? if not, where can I find specs for this measurement? tia
> >
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