RE: Lower subframe stress bar Q

["Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com>]

Mike-
  send the bar to me with a detailed sketch/instructions on where and by how
much it it off.  I'll cut and weld in some sections that will give you the
correct dimensions without enlongating the mounting holes.  You pay
shipping, both ways, of course.  :)

Larry  sandiego16V

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Carlson [mailto:m-carlson@home.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 9:31 AM
To: Randy B; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Lower subframe stress bar Q


> I bought the Eurosport rear upper strut tie bar and it was almost 1/2" off
> (and I know my car isn't).
>
> As far as your bar goes (Since it's Eurosport) I wouldn't jump to the "my
> car is bent" conclusion yet.

Randy was correct--it's the Eurosport bar that's off.

The spec sheet that came with the bar says the distance from the centers of
the control arm bolts should be 26 7/8".  That's pretty much what I measured
on my car.  The centers between the mounting holes on the Eurosport bar
measure 26 9/16".  Argh.  It would've been nice to make that discovery
*before* I had taken everything apart.

I was going to just grind the mounting holes in the bar to make it fit, but
the rear mounting points are also off.  By the time I would've ground out
enough material for them to line up, there wouldn't be enough material left
to really hold anything.  <sigh>  That's too much work for something that
just won't be right when I'm done.  Looks like I'll take Eric's advice and
look into the Autotech 4-point bar.

Does anybody want an unused, out-of-spec Eurosport lower stress bar for
cheap?  :)

Thanks to everyone who responded.
Mike Carlson
'84 Scirocco Wolfsburg Edition
'95 GTI VR6
http://members.home.net/mikes.vws


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