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Hi, I´m Jan from Germany.

I would like to install a sway bar on my Vintage Speedster front axle. I know, I have to do a reconstruction on the bumper support bracket and I will do :-)

There are two different sway bars to order here in Germany. One is for the lowered front axle, one is for the usual one.

Of cause, the VS has a lowered front axle, I know, but witch one fits better on the VS?

as I understand, the sway bar for the lowered front axle is bended more upward, what gives me even more problems with the clearance to the bumper brackets.

The usual sway bar might have more problems with the ground clearance cause it`s less bended...

Am I right with my thoughts? and the main question: Witch one did you mount? The usual beetle one or the one for lowered front axles?

All the best from Germany

 

Jan

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My apologies, Jan, I'm not familiar with how VS does their front suspension, so here goes- if it has the 2 1/2" lowered/offset spindles then you'd probably be better off with the regular anti-sway bar (even if the front end is lowered a little more with beam adjusters or cutting/turning and welding the center sections). I'm guessing the extra bent bar may even hit the front of the beam in this situation? If it has stock spindles and all the height drop was done by the beam then (I think) the bar for dropped front ends would be better. 

This is all just conjecture since I've never used an anti-sway bar that's bent the extra bit for lowered front ends (I'm guessing based on experience) so anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong or add something; I'm all ears as well. Al

PS- I have run a stock shaped bar on a bug lowered only with the beam (it was fitted with a select-a-drop) and hitting things on the road is a real possibility. If you lower the car a lot, the sway bar is pretty close to the pavement. Hope this helps.

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It used to be that VS used just a single beam adjuster so lowering was quite limited.  I have a VW pan based CMC lowered with 2 beam adjusters (top and bottom).  I used a std (not lowered) VW sway bar (ADDCO 3/4").  Nothing difficult about modifying the front bumper brackets.  It's not like they really provide any crash protection.  I would also look at adding a rear bar (IRS) or a rear camber compensator (Swing axle).  It keeps the rear from passing the front. 

Here's shot once I took car off jack stands -- without modifying bumper brackets.  Oops!

oops dang sway bar

Here's a modified bumper bracket before final welding and painting -

frt bumper bracket

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Troy Sloan posted:

No.  The car is on it's way to Germany. 

Hey, Troy. Just curious. What's involved (in a nutshell )  in sending a car to Europe ? Correct paperwork, and then what...a container ? Share a container with another shipment...get a broker to do all of that for you and finally if you don't mind, what is the cost to ship from your area over there ? Thanks. 

@David.

The best approach is to not get involved.  Transport is ALWAYS the responsibility of the buyer and that includes any special paperwork their country might require to bring the car into their country.

When a transport driver shows up to pick up one of my cars, all I do is move the car behind their truck and from that point on it's out of my hands. The driver drives it up the ramps and loads it.

Typically, that driver delivers it to another company, who the buyer has contracted with, and that company loads it in a container along with other cars that are going to the same destination.  They always have the 1st driver pick up the signed title and the current registration.

I have no idea what it costs. 

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