Lowering Spring Plates

[Adam Wright]

Anyone ever see anything like this before?

[Martin Benade]

No, but I bet that worked wonders for the toe-in.

[jay darlington]

If i'm looking at the picture right it looks like the dog leg bends are wrong. in on one side and out on the other. just a side note I installed some VW adjustable spring plates on mine. I wanted to lower it about an inch or so now I can adjust it were I want it. i did rotate the torsion bars 1 fine click up. i don't have it on the ground yet to see what its going to do i should have it on wheels next week.

Jay D.

[Ron LaDow]

No, but I bet that worked wonders for the toe-in.

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Like about that?
For that to correct the toe, I think the lower plate has to be the right side, and has to be rotated quite a bit on the T-bar.
If it is left side, you'd have raised the car and given it a lot of toe-out.
Not sure and not willing to spend the skull-job on it this evening.

[Don Gale]

Aren't they tempered steel? I'd be concerned with welding them lest they be prone to cracking. Can't you accomplish the same effect by clocking the inner & outer splines?

[Norm Miller]

I think it was a bad idea gone bad.
Shortening the wheelbase, increasing the toe-in, offsetting the centerline.
Welding spring steel.
What could possibly go wrong?

[Martin Benade]

+1. Funny they are not presently being used.

[Greg Scallon]

I think the offset you guys are seeing is an optical illusion and they are actually all in one plane, same as stock. It looks to me like they've simply been cut and re-welded. Adam?

-Greg

[Vic Skirmants]

I think it was a bad idea gone bad.
Shortening the wheelbase, increasing the toe-in, offsetting the centerline.
Welding spring steel.
What could possibly go wrong?

Oh, yes.

[Jacques Lefriant]

If they are shorter than stock it may be an accommodation for 901 short wheel base trailing arms

[Spencer Harris]

Looks like the surgery was performed on early spring plates. '53 plates have the three-bolt pattern while '55 plates have four-bolt pattern (not sure when the change occurred).

53 Spring Plates w/ 3-bolts

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55 Spring Plates w/ 4-bolts

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[Martin Bruechle]

Is this the set that was for sale on Samba or Pelican ?
The seller was re-listing them for months, can't find them for sale now.

[Jim Liberty]

This is one change I would never make. The cars are 60 years old, buy a 911. ……………….Jim.

[Al Zim]

What you are looking at is a dune buggy deal. I recently purchased a 901 transmission that was butchered to fit and off road buggy. al zim

[Tim Berardelli]

Adam,

Looks like you have two very unique "door stops"