Date:         Fri, 6 Jun 2008 11:24:21 -0600
Reply-To:     Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: parts list for poptop shocks
Comments: To: James Ballen <jamosb78@yahoo.com>
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the lower bracket he provides is very nice. as i have experimented with this
quite a bit as well, my criticism is that his springs are further back on
the poptop. that means he must use even stronger springs, about 150-200
pound i would say. this puts much more stress on the fiberglass top, and he
does not spread this force, but uses just one hole.
Persoanlly i woulkd worry about strss cracking the fiberglass in the long
run.
Florian

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 10:56 AM, James Ballen <jamosb78@yahoo.com> wrote:

> There's a guy on The Samba who has developed a kit  with all the needed
> parts to install lifting shocks on your poptop.  He seems to have done a
> good amount of trial and error and research before settling on the kit(s) he
> offers now.
>
> There's a regular duty kit for tops with no racks/boxes/kayaks etc., and a
> heavy duty kit for tops that do have some stuff up there.
>
> People have reported being able to lift the top with as little as two
> fingers!  Closing the top is supposed to be a bit of a pull down, but
> nothing difficult.
>
> I haven't purchased a kit yet, but have been pondering it.
> I believe he charges $85 for the kit, which doesn't seem unreasonable to me
> to get all the pieces that actually work!
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2847737#2847737
>