Fitting 309 Torsion Bar To 1.6 Rear Beam

[Andy M1tchell 0]

Hi

 

is it true that you can get away with just changing the rear torsion bar on a standard 205 gti 1.9 or 1.6 beam instead of changing the complete beam for a 309 gti rear beam?

 

cheers

[welshpug 1,657]

nope, the 309 torsion bars are too long to fit a 205 beam

 

though from how you worded you actual topic rather than the title then yes, you can just change the torsion bars for thicker items, but not 309 length ones.

Edited June 15, 2008 by welshpug

[Andy M1tchell 0]

Hi

 

yep I thought so except somebody on ebay stated they had rebuilt a 205 1.9 rear beam and changed the torsion bar for a 309 one????

[j_turnell 137 3 Cars]

Maybe they have but must have had them cut down and resplined.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Thats ebay for you, all of load of cr*p sometimes and what people put on there descriptions is, well ..............

You cannot even re-spline the 309 ones as they are too small.