You’re right…that’s NOT how it’s done…GEEEZ!
It’s done by relocating the torsion arms on the splines of the torsion bars.
I suggest you get the VW Beetle “Red Book” by Robert Bentley publishers. It spells out the procedure. Check out this link.
http://www.bentleypublishers.com/findMyCar.do?endyear=1970&a mp;a mp;make=volkswagen&model=beetle+%28air-cooled%29&beg inyear=1970&fuel=all&infocategory=all&media=all& amp; amp;language=all&thumbnail=true&action=getresults&am p;am p;pubsTrackerEmail=
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