Re: front end mystery

[Kevin Collins <kevinc@flashcom.net>]

Shawn C Meze wrote:

> Your old strut bearings were completely hammered. The new bearings didnt
> (Or, didnt while I was there slaving away) settle at all. it should drop
> about 1/4" - 1/2" within 6 months, or sooner if your drive it hard. it
> sits higher than my Roc, for now. We had em side by side in the
> "workshop". :)

Mike and I talked about that - strange as they were JUST replaced about
5k miles ago (by Ron Wood since I bought the car).  Apparently the hammered
front struts killed em.. ?
 
> We examined the swaybars closely and we think that the swaybars were
> stock 16V swaybars painted (maybe powdercoated) red. Funny what people
> will do to parts eh?

Really?  Then the mofo stuck Eibach stickers on there too.. crazy dork!


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Kevin Collins
Huntington Beach, CA
'86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0
'97 GTI VR6

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