[Vwdiesel] A2 Jetta body dimensions

[Tony and Lillie]

I've seen several of these with bent knuckles after hitting a curb. look 
closely at that, I'd be surprised if it's not bent.

Tony

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shalyn Shourds" <sshourds at flash.net>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 11:02 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] A2 Jetta body dimensions


> I've been trying to get my '85 Jetta back on the road for way too long
> now.  I whacked a curb on a rainy day and blew the alignment.  The whole
> front end was worn out so I replaced all the bushings, the shock
> absorbers and mounts, both whole tie rods, and the leaking rack.  The
> problem is that the camber is still pretty out on the right front
> wheel.  I put in an adjustable bolt, but it's still a degree or two
> out.  I swapped the shock/struts side to side and that didn't change
> anything.  I pulled the control arm out and it looked pretty straight
> against my framing square.  I'd think that if anything had bent, it
> would be one of those two parts.  I'm still thinking about swapping the
> control arms, but that's a decent investment in time.  I thought I'd
> solicit opinions.  I did take it to a body shop where the guy said, "I
> don't see anything that looks bent."  He was not, however, a VW Diesel
> driver so wasn't smarter or particularly better looking.  Not that the
> strut towers look bent either, but I thought I'd see if anyone has the
> measurements for body dimensions.  I thought I'd remembered seeing those
> in the Bentley, but can't find them now that I actually need them.
> Ideally, I'd have the measurements across the strut towers and whatever
> else would be relevant.
>
> There's a VW shop real close that I could take it to, but their hourly
> rate is painful and I have terrible luck paying people to work on my
> stuff.  All I get is poorer and I end up fixing the car myself.  Gotta
> do something, though.  I need to drive it for a while while I work on my
> TDI.
>
> Open to any suggestions,
>
>
> -Shalyn
>
> '85 Jetta TD
>
>
>
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