1303 steering arms hitting body

[1303mark]

got some kersher struts and fitted them to my 73 bug, at fully lowered setting just to see what was happening,

dropped the car off axle stands and while strring it around the yard, i found that the steering arms hit off the body, and thats with no spare wheel, no fuel in the tank and only just about no interior.

potentially the car could also go 1-2" lower when the suspension is compressed under load.

is this normal has anyone else found this, other and getting out the grinder and sledge are there any smart solutions?

thanks

mark c

[Steve C]

Hi

You can buy a tierod end flip kit so that the tierod ends go in from underneath giving you more clearance, you must have it wound down pretty low for this to happen.

Steve

[1303mark]

who does the kit, how much.

yes it is wound down to the max, for analysis of things like this, the framehead has about 3" ground clearance.

my logic was under cornering or over bumps the suspension will travel beyond the lowest setting and i wanted to get an idea if i was going to have any problems, which i do.

imagine of i hadnt done this exercise and found that the first corner i went into really hard the dam car wouldnt steer cos of the arm jammin against the body , or the first speed bump i go over bends the steering arm.

thanks for your help.

mark c

[Steve C]

Hi

Im not sure where you are, but I bought mine from a place in the UK about 15 years ago. Maybe someone who lives in your country can tell you where to get them locally.

Steve

[ricola]

A lot of places sell the flip kits, Machine 7 list them on their website...

Rich

[1303mark]

ordered off machine 7 yesterday , thanks folks.

This is a common problem when going "super-low" with a Super. The older method was to notch a 'C' into the body panel. The newer method is to install the flip-it kit (aka bump-steer kit). This will correct the problem.