Pics of my bug

[oasis]

Originally Posted by Veedub

how would my bug look if I kept the wheels that are on it and then lowered it low enough to close the wheel gaps.Like say 3" front an rear, think my tires would eat my fenders on the bumps

Do you mean lower it by three inches or to within three inches? And is this your starting point?


Assuming you meant lowering it by three more inches from the pic above, I think you will have fender fouling galore on bumps and curves. I would try different increments for the front first. I hope there are many intervals for you to try.

From there, you can decide if you like the looks of what actually works best. If you do, you can try the different spline methods others have worked with for the rear. If not, you have more tweaking to do before attacking the rear..

[Veedub]

Originally Posted by oasis

Do you mean lower it by three inches or to within three inches? And is this your starting point?


Assuming you meant lowering it by three more inches from the pic above, I think you will have fender fouling galore on bumps and curves. I would try different increments for the front first. I hope there are many intervals for you to try.

From there, you can decide if you like the looks of what actually works best. If you do, you can try the different spline methods others have worked with for the rear. If not, you have more tweaking to do before attacking the rear..

Oasis, my bug has airshocks in the rear so its higher than stock plus the engine isnt in it yet.Question, airshocks in the rear, when blowing air in the valves for the airshocks for the rear, is it normal for the frontend to come up to?It does it, and I checked the frontend and theres no airshocks up there though.Whats up with that?
Also Id like to drop front 3inches if its possible, although I will get 145/65's for the front, I just hope there wont be a big wheel gap.And if Im looking at the rear of my bug right, if I lower the rear 2 or 3" from the stock height, the fender lip should be even with the tires lip, you seeing what I mean?


also the more an more I look at my wheels the more I want to stay with them lol

[oasis]

Narrower tires will help with the plans you have. If you still have minor fender fouling, you may need to borrow a fender roller. (They cost about $250 -- kind of high for a one-shot deal unless you want to eBay it off later.) You can produce subtle but effective results.

As for the dynamics involved in raising or lowering one end, and that producing results at the other end, I don't know what to say about that. I can see something as heavy as an engine having a lowering effect on both ends, but air shocks? Surprising to me but it is all intuition on my part. I have no actual experience.

[vw_ilove]

veedub, do you have any plans of turning your bug into a convertible?

[Veedub]

Originally Posted by vw_ilove

veedub, do you have any plans of turning your bug into a convertible?

Why would I do that?

Anyways figured Id finally update my cars build thread.
Heres some new pics for you to enjoy.







And yes Im aware one vent wing is trimmed in chrome an the other isnt.






hood isnt bolted on, its laying there.

New plans, I bought a set of wheels, there 13x5.5's and 14x7's similar to what I have but better offset, well for the front.Its no GL but I now am looking for some tires, so far IM going to go with 195 or 185/6014's in the rear, fronts IM not sure.I found a few different sizes but prefer them to be shorter than the rears.I bought a crapload of new parts these past few weeks.Some installed, some not.Im trying to decide also should I get eyelids or not, what you guys think?

[Veedub]

I know there not Germanlook but heres my new rims, well new to me





13x5.5's and 14x7's