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Re: How low do you go.



geez, I don't use Susp Tech, but I suspect it's those Bilsteins pushing
the height up ????

185/60-14 is what I ran on my 1980S and my 1981S (and my new 1980S?)

sumthin fishy here . . .

Mark . . .   (THINK VW) keep the non-VW posts to yourself!
Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Scirocco 1980S?
Scirocco 1978
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On Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:02:18 -0800 Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
writes:
>I am fishing for opinions from the Mk1 crowd.
>
>Over the weekend I put on Bilstein sports and Suspension Techniques 
>non-progressive springs.  I am running stock 84GTI wheels with 
>185-60-14 
>tires.  Before, I had ST springs on with one coil cut but it bottomed 
>out 
>and the springs rattled around alot.  Now, the gap between the top of 
>the 
>front tire and the fender is like 3.5 inches and the lower edge of my 
>Zender skirts is 9 inches off the ground.
>
>It drives and handles great but asthetically it reminds me of one of 
>those 
>old Eagle 4 wheel drive things.
>
>Whats a guy to do?????  Sell all my old sets of springs and buy some 
>coilovers????  Get 16 inch wheels and 50 series tires????
>
>Any opinion welcome!!!!
>
>Brian Honnold
>'78 Rocco Ragtop
>
>
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