dropped spindles not dropping?

[Panelfantastic]

I don't know very much about ball joint bug but on my bus (king pin) if you over tighten the pinch bolts that hold the spindle assembly to the arms, it won't let them move and will freeze up the front end.

[volkdent]

I can't remember, but are the GR2s gas shocks? Sometimes until they are settled they add a lot of springy. Does supension travel smoothly though high? Sometimes, if the balljoints have been replaced, they can be pressed in on the wrong rotation. They will bind and won't allow for much movement at all. Just trying to help, so many options.

Jason

[rip]

it moves, and yeah they're gas. I hear that they take a bit to work in. Guess may be a few bags of concete will help brake them in.

don't think that the ball joints are the problem they were pretty smooth, and put in right, slots and all.

all well guess find out monday, hopfully be on the road by then.

rip

[thelazerviking]

how dropped are the dropped spindles?

they always say that gas shocks are going to raise your car.

i'd imagine you probably had pretty worn springs in the first place and there's not much weight on there in either, did you get new tires too with deep tread? it could be a combination of things

[G-force]

Amount of weight on the front axle makes a big difference to ride height even with stiff gas shocks on (it's because the front torsion bars are actually very soft)

Just a full tank of fuel can lower the front of a beetle by as much as an inch.
Even on a beetle with stiff gas shockers this is true.