Crack prevention was RE: Pulling a frame back together

["Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com>]

The crack was on the driver's side on my '84 too.  I didn't even see it when
I was pulling the engine/tranny.  I was looking around the steering rack and
saw it pretty plainly, though.  Incidentally, my '82 doesn't have a crack.

How much do 16V lower stress bars go for?  Are any modifications, such as
drilling, required to install one on my '82?  Does a sway bar increase the
risk of cracking?

Aaron
'82 Scirocco
'84 Scirocco
'70 Bug - Hibernating
'87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris DeLong [mailto:green536@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 8:05 AM
> To: aaron@makuta.com; WaspHwy@aol.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Pulling a frame back together
>
>
> 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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