Tim, That's what I was thinking but fishing around for potential problems if any. It seems to me that there are only those two directions to be concerned with. 1) The extended (out) distance from the wheel and 2) the point where the rear of the door stops and swings in to close. No brainer it seems but I randomly hear of a few problems with this modification. Perhaps its nothing. Lee Tim Hannink wrote: > > Wouldn't you just need to lengthen the rear pivot arm by a couple of inches > and adjust the close/stop point on the track under the window? I looked at > doing this when I was installing my current 6.5" wide wheels and 215/70R14 > tires in case they hit, but I have around 1/4" of clearance between the > bottom of the door and the tire. I would get a spare arm, take it to a metal > shop and have them add an inch or so to the middle of the rod or machine a > new one from bar stock. > > Good luck, -- Lee Roesner Paradigm Graphic Design & Web Development 710-B Landwehr Road Northbrook, IL 60062 Phone 847-509-8704 Fax 847-480-5701 Portfolio: http://www.roesner.net/vw |
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