The 2001 Volkswagen Golf weighs in at a tremendous 2,800 pounds.
We would rather not talk about how much the rest of us weigh, but it is not a small number.
Mud + That Much Weight does not equal a good time! We only have 120 horses to get us out of the sticky shit.
So, the brave adventurers made a pact… We need to lose some weight!
The decision being made, we all went and grabbed some chili cheeseburgers and a beer before heading over to the shop.
And man… That diet went really well.
We removed the fenders, grill, tire wells and the bumper. The carpet. The seats, the glove box, the center console. We lost a LOT of weight.
And then… we looked at the wheels. Oh shit.
Turns out, the strut assembly only gives us more or less 2 inches of clearance over the top of the current tire. Them little bitty tires. And the tire is directly under that strut.
Major problem. We gotta have more than 2 inches. The tires we are putting on are about 2 inches wider and 2.5 inches taller.
Fortunately, Austin was wearing his VW colors and noticed something about the wheels.
Yep… Bolts. He mumbled something about spacers and extending the bolts and leave him alone he was thinking.
I left him alone. Hopefully, he didn’t hurt himself.
Funny how things get less complicated every time we work on the car.
Today, the targa top gets completed, and we try replacing a door… So… Hold my beer and watch this, y’all!
UPDATE: Sorry… I really wanted to add this in…
Valet Service is great. But he brought me the wrong tools.
Can’t hire good help anymore.