Yes, take a good look at the front suspension. VW made several changes. Mainly for a better ride, but I would think handling would have improved also. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Bill Johnson wrote: > My 82 Diesel does not handle as well as my 86. Is this common. I am going > to change out the shocks on the 82. Are there other things I need to look > at? > > Bill > |
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