I bought my first sb a few weeks ago and after years of feeling the solid torsion beam front lead the way I discovered the sb shimmies. I did what I could like everyone says to but it still wouldnt feel rock solid the way I like it so I took off the control arms measured them and then threw them away and made new ones out of thick wall seamless tubing for the arm and used a tube notcher from harborfreight tools to notch the end to hold a short lenght of tube welded to the arm. This short tube holds the bushing and must be made by a pro if bs is to be avoided. On the hub end I substituted a ball joint from a VW saviero which fits the sb ball joint bore like a glove and is a bolt on item cos I hate press fit joints. the ball joint appears to be the very same size as a 1982 rabbit I used to own but there are two different sizes so check if you try this. The anti roll bar bore through the control arm is just another tube welded through a hole drilled into the control arm with no room to spare. I have done fabrication work for a while If you havent DO NOT try this, instead get a machine shop to make these parts for you then take it to a competent welder or just take it to a fabrication shop for the whole job. I dont need to tell you the result of a control arm breaking at 90mph Good luck
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February 23rd 2005, 20:58
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