rear axle beam differences?

[amalventano@sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

Toby,
    i would keep the stock beam if at all possible. stub axles are likely to
bend way before that rear beam.
    you mentioned a bent rear sway bar??? that leads me to believe that one side
is riding higher/lower than the other. that is NOT a bent axle problem, that is
a spring/upper bearing problem. it can be caused by the front as well as the
rear (or a twisted frame), and would definitely cause your tire wear problems,
even with a perfect rear beam / stub axles.
hth
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:26 AM
Subject: rear axle beam differences?


> Okay, here's a question for those more experienced..
>
> My rear axle beam and/or stub axles are noticibly bent. I can fit three
> fingers between the wheel and the body kit on the driver side
> and only two on the passenger side. My last set of tires were very
> unevenly worn.
>
> I got my hands on a complete rear axle assembly out of a Rabbit..
> it was free so I'd rather use it than try and buy one from a 16v out of a
> yard.
>
> I'm aware that the brakes are different on my mk2 16v and my car also has
> a factory rear swaybar which is not present on the Rabbit axle in stock
> form, but are there any other differences that would prevent me from
> using the axle beam and/or just the stub axles on my 16v? I will have to
> get the old one out and put the two axles side by side in order to
> determine if the beam itself is bent or just the stub axles.. for now I'm
> assuming worst case that the beam is bent (and potentially the rear
> swaybar as well, although I hope not!! I don't have a spare!)
>
> How would I go about fitting the rear sway bar to the rabbit axle?
> Can I just drill holes in the right places and swap the brackets over?
>
> And what about swapping brakes.. any differences in the rear wheel
> bearings for drum vs. disc or other parts that I should know about?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -Toby
>
>
>
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