Type I VW kingpin front suspension

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Type I VW kingpin front suspension

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Aluminum aftermarket, cross tube assembly. Stock spindles and control arms,(trailing). I believe their equal length ? How best to get static positive
caster ? Any way to get "roll caster gain" ?
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1 yes
2 mount the beam at the desired caster angle
3 probably no
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Trailing link front suspensions were used on the Porsche 356 models, and were modified for racing.

The expert on the subject (in my opinion) is Vic Skirmants, 810 688-2059, skirmants@hughes.net.

Give Vic or Barb a call; I'm sure they can help.
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well, the OP has probably long moved on but, when using castor shims on the beams, sometimes you will need longer bolts(assuming your mounting the front end to a vw frame head). angled washers would be wise as well.

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