NOVICE QUESTION ON VERTICLE REAR WHEELS

[jimnuss]

I AM NEW TO THE VW WORLD BUT LOVING IT. RETIRED AND 63 YEARS OLD I NEEDED A HOBBY. I PICKED VW DUNE BUGGYS. I GOT A 65 TURNKEY THAT NEEDED WORK. HAVIN' FUN. THEN I GOT A 61 SWING AXEL THAT I AM DOING A FRAME UP RESTO. EVERYTHING IS COMPLETE EXCEPT, I CAN'T GET THE REAR WHEELS VERTICLE. THE BODY IS NOT ON BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS THERE. I READ A HOT VW TECH ARTICLE THST SAID I COULD RAISE THE REAR BY INCREASING THE ANGLE. I WENT TO 19.5 DEGREES. RESULTS, PLATES SIT ON THE STOPS AND WHEELS ARE FOLDED UNDER.. I HAVE COIL OVER SHOCKS AND PUT IN THE AFTER-MARKET BUSHINGS. SHOULD I GO BACK TO STOCK BUSHINGS? I AM NOW AT 17 DEGREES BUT I AM RELUCTANT TO PUT BACK TOGETHER WITHOUT SOME ADVICE. I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST, NO VW's OR DEALERS ANYWHERE NEAR. THANKS FOR ANYONES HELP...Jim

[Mike Soliven]

If your springplates are sitting on the stops and the tires are still folded under.... You are lacking weight. With no motor in the car the tires will tuck. No body and no motor the tires will tuck. I wouldnt freak out yet. Put it all together then let us know if its doing the same thing.