Spyder debuted in public over the weekend at cars & coffee in Hunt Valley on Saturday morning and Annapolis on Sunday.

People seem to be interested…

If you can find an old school hot rod shop around most of those guys know how to do it all without even looking at the book.

I have a local very old school alignment shop here in Fredericksburg that does it for me but I have heard the father passed away and not sure the son will keep it going – support those local shops while we still can before…[Read more]

You can set camber by loosening the nut on the ball joint and turning the eccentric with a channel lock. You also need to set camber first, then toe. Changing the camber will change the toe-in, but changing the toe will not affect camber.

Oh! All this only after ride height is set. The ride height affects camber and toe!

I used vice grips to grab the very top of the screw because there was no way to get to the top of my adjuster . you should not have to move it much . VW resource is a great site for info. also the samba.com can help you find a shop near you hit community on the main page then click businesses . ohio search I looked  & did not see any in Akron but…[Read more]

Well, I went to my local shop that has done my tires, oil changes and light repairs for many years, for my alignment. Toe in was acceptable as is, but the “technician” and I had a discussion about the camber adjustment. He insisted that the car did not any eccentrics installed and showed me what they were supposed to look like. I informed him tha…[Read more]

Closing some loops here…

Turned out to be a stuck pressure plate or disk (according to the experienced gentlemen who did the repair)

They also adjusted the cable and added some transaxle fluid

Now I need to go back and redo the adjustments that Eric mentioned above – was having difficulty finding first and second today.  But, at least I am…[Read more]

”Surprise surprise!”, said Gomer.  I never knew shims existed for castor adjustment. I thought that whatever you had, you were stuck with.

Once again, proof that this site is made for VW rookies like me. Thanks Gregg

Crash’s advice is spot-on. I run about .5 degrees negative camber on my car (spec is 0) and it’s good. I also have one set of caster shims in place, so the caster is about 3-4 degrees. Stock Bugs came with less than that, to keep low speed steering easy, and it gets worse: typically, any VW whose front end is lower then the rear will lose enough…[Read more]

Thanks for your timely help. Normally, I would be a little apprehensive about accepting information from somebody with a screen name of Crash55, but since you recommended Jim’s Custom VW – I knew you were okay! LOL.
I actually bought a complete new engine from them 3 years ago as well as other parts. I think Jim and Amy are great and caring p…[Read more]

a good place to start is 1/8- 3/16 toe in ,0-.7 degrees negative camber you do not have much choice for castor you can buy shims to increase many of us have no complaints . tire pressure 16-18 in front 24-28 in rear if your damper is worn  you will feel some improvement at speed

It’s really fun to drive, Dale. You should come up and I’ll let you take a spin.

Very nice Ed – love to drive it – can’t believe you are going to sell?

Hopefully you change your mind before that happens.