Need help finding front shocks for my 65 Beetle
I’ve got a ’65 Beetle on a ’71 chassis with a 3” narrowed adjustable front beam and stock spindles. I’m trying to get the front end sitting around 1–2” off the ground like it used to.
The problem is every shock I’ve tried seems to be too short. When I adjust the beam, the beam ends up hitting the ground before the wheels do, so I’m thinking the shocks are limiting how far the suspension can move.
The two sets I’ve tried are KYB 343208 and EMPI 00-9653-0. I’m wondering if I’m using shocks that are meant for a different setup, possibly drop spindles, since I’m still running stock spindles.
I’m not trying to have the front end completely slammed with no suspension travel. My old setup sat about 1–2” off the ground and still had a little bit of travel and actually rode pretty good. I’m trying to get the car back to how it was before.
What shocks would you guys recommend for a 3” narrowed adjustable beam with stock spindles that would let me stay low but still have some suspension travel?
The old shocks worked great, but they were basically seized into the car after sitting for years and had to be burned off to get them out, so I can’t really use them as a reference for what they were.
update the car does have drop spindles i apologize