adjustable spring plates

Tony Garcia
I appreciate that this is a basic question to which I thought I had the answer, but now I am not sure. In plain English, is the adjusting screw on the splined part positioned under or over the stop block that is welded on the spring plate? In other words, should the adjusting screw be in contact with the lower or upper horizontal surface of the stop member?

Richard Saccocio

On mine the screw is under the stop block.

Jerome

Thanks Jerome. That is the way I thought it should be set up.

Richard

It is in the bottom. In other words, you will have to insert the allen-wrench pointed up. I setup my plates to the middle of the total trave. You do this by counting the total turns and dividing by two. Then set the plates at approximately the same angle that the stock ones were. Doing all of this will allow you adjustability to raise or lower the car to set it just right. I am glad I installed mine and it is great to be able to adjust the height by merely turning the screw. Oh yeah, I also had my welder-friend reinforce the welds on mine. I media blasted mine and painted them black so they hide better. Also, I installed some washers between the cap and mount flange so I could compensate for the difference in thickness due to the extra spring plate. Doing this will prevent you from over crushing the plate bushings and distorting them. I used new genuine VW ones. Some use the urethane ones but they can squeak, although some lube them. Good luck an let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks Tony I did install the plates correctly and ajusted the ride height where I wanted it. The adjustable plates are great for that feature; but, that's what they were designed for. I opted for the urethane bushings with an application of never-seize.
I question why you added any additional welding. You may have adversely affected any heat treatment,or caused distortion which could cause higher stresses. Then too, why did you feel that you needed extra "reinforcement"? Sometimes it is best to leave well enough alone.

The original welds were poorly done and had voids on it. My friend is ASME, ASE, and CWI certified. As for the material itself, it will not be adversely affected. Glad it worked for you too.