Mike ....... Those are non VW spring plates.....The bolts allow you to fine tune the ride height / camber.......Having said that, the first thing to do is to park the car on a level surface and inspect the camber on each wheel visually.....If they are the same, or very close, check the adjustment bolts and make sure they also are adjusted almost the same amount.....If one bolt has been run in further than the other, you will have a car that doesn't handle the same on both right and left turns......If everything appears to be in order, then adjust the bolts....After taking the weight off the wheels.....Oil the threads heavily the night before.(easier).......If the bolts are not matched, you will need to do the torsion bars.........This is fairly simple, although a little time consuming......Torsion bars are splined on both ends (different spline count) and by rotating the inner or outer spline (or both) you can dial things in to within 1/2 deg......
If you don't have the fancy level and protractor, the quick down and dirty way is to measure from the center of the shock tower bolt hole to the top of the spring plate......Shocks must be removed from this connection, and the downward slack in the torsion bar assy. removed by lifting the spring plate with your bare hand..... This also requires dropping the axel tubes from the spring plates....This can be done without removing the brake cables and lines....Just be sure to mark a reference point on each spring plate and bearing housing...(top and bottom). The desired measurement is eleven and one half to eleven and three quarters inch.
The torsion bars cannot be removed from the car without cutting holes in the body....
I think I've covered it, but scream if there is more.......
