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Old school Front Swaybar Vs. The Neuspeed 22mm Front Swaybar -On a'79 Scirocco Where You Have To Move The Fuel Lines ToInstallThe Neuspeed Swaybar!



Peter wrote:
>Btw, Dave Novak gave me his Fox Wagon w/3A long-block. :)

Sheesh. I paid $500 for the MKI with 16v. You can keep the Fox, I like the 
MKI  :)
Some people are just not mechanics no matter how much they want to.


>Peter
>http://thescirocco.com/
>
>Please! Include the previous text in your reply...
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Julie Macfarlane [mailto:juliemac57@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 7:28 AM
>To: greggearhead@adelphia.net; peter@thescirocco.com;
>scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Old school Front Swaybar Vs. The Neuspeed 22mm Front Swaybar
>-On a'79 Scirocco Where You Have To Move The Fuel Lines ToInstallThe
>Neuspeed Swaybar!
>
>I have a K bar under my hood. I swear if it had not been there the car 
>would
>have taken more damage to the strut towers when it was hit.
>
>After shifting the front end at least an inch, the towers remained intact.
>
>I have never been in an accident before (unless you include scaring corn
>during a "spirited" drive). I figure it saved my car, so it stays in...
>
>
>
>Julie Macfarlane
>"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
>1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
>Amsterdam NY
>
>
>
>
> >From: "GREG DUNN" <greggearhead@adelphia.net>
> >To: <peter@thescirocco.com>,"'scirocco list'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: Re: Old school Front Swaybar Vs. The Neuspeed 22mm Front Swaybar
> >-On a'79 Scirocco Where You Have To Move The Fuel Lines ToInstallThe
> >Neuspeed Swaybar!
> >Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:22:39 -0600
> >
> > > Does the old school front swaybar strengthen the front crossmember, or
> > > stress it by using it as a leverage point?
> >
> >IT STRESSES IT - DON"T USE IT!!!!
> >
> >I have all the old issues of VW & Porsche and have seen lots of old cars
> >with these on there - they are very hard on the front crossmember because
> >they "push" against it.
> >
> >use the Neuspeed style in front and in back I really don't know, but I
> >wouldn't be against a few more welds on those triangular plates if you 
>are
> >putting that much more load on them.
> >
> >gd
> >
> >
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