Well that was easy

"IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK" (idroveapickuptruck) 02/18/2015 at 15:13 • Filed to: None

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So the rear of the Ghia was sagging pretty bad, the driver side especially. I was hearing not great noises when I went over speedbumps and rough spots in the road. Clearly I needed new shocks. After a few minutes figuring out the jack points and where I would put the stands I had it up. Getting the wheel off was a pain because my sockets wouldn't fit in the wheel recesses. Luckily I found a specialty socket for this in a box of my grandfather's old tools.
Now I had been told getting the shocks off would be easy, I didn't realize just how easy it would be. One bolt on top, one bolt on the bottom. Comes right out, new one goes right in. Holy shit, why have I waited so long to get an old VW? Easiest auto repair I've ever done.

New ones look much better.

Riding a little bit higher now, all told it took me longer to get it jacked up and get the wheels off than it took me to replace the shocks. The whole thing couldn't have taken longer than 75 minutes.
Yay!

ttyymmnn > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/18/2015 at 15:14

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/18/2015 at 15:21

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Just about anything from the 60s is awesome in this way. Not everything, but quite a lot.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/18/2015 at 15:23

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So are the springs inside it or is the gas pressurized? Just curious about how the struts would affect the ride height.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/18/2015 at 15:25

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Maybe a little higher would be nice too.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 02/18/2015 at 15:32

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It's a torsion bar suspension, so there is no spring. The shocks are gas pressurized.

Big Bubba Ray > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/18/2015 at 15:32

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Old VWs are hilariously easy to work on. My Baja Bug was the same way! I love your roof rack by the way.

jkm7680 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/18/2015 at 16:05

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Looks great!

Old-Busted-Hotness > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/19/2015 at 06:19

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Is that a BMW bumper?

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > Old-Busted-Hotness 02/19/2015 at 11:03

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No stock bumper from 1973-1974. At some point I might swap them for classic chrome ones, but it's not high on the list of priorities.

RustedSprinter > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/19/2015 at 18:16

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So cool!