Re: Troubles

["Ian Overholt" <ioverholt@hotmail.com>]

The 16v has springs designed to hold more weight in the front.  Since your 
car is lighter in the front, your balance will not be right.  The springs 
are lifting the front higher which is transferring more weight to the back 
and unloading the front tires especially when you step on it off the line.

Ian Overholt
'88 16v
'78 Sidewinder


----Original Message Follows----
From: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>
To: Mike <lerb@redrose.net>
CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Troubles
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 22:34:12 -0700

Mike wrote:
 >
 >     Ok today I installed my 16V suspension on my 82 in hopes of getting 
my
 > new suspension on my 86 next weekend. I have stumbled into a slight 
problem
 > tho.Is the fact that the front end sticks up a little high going to hurt
 > anything? (yes I was told ahead of time this would happen) BUT the tires 
are
 > making a nice squealing noise. Is this wholy to the fact that I need to 
have
 > the front end alighned or is there something else wrong?

What are your tires? What size and ratio?

 > I accelorate and the tires light up.

Do you mean the tires slip and smoke comes out? Or do you mean they rub
against the body or something?

 > Will this be fixed with a front end allignment?

I don't see why that would help, unless the alignment is _way_ out of
whack. An alignment would not be a bad idea though.

 > Also can I damage my CV joints with the front end high?

I wouldn't think so.

 > Is it worth cutting a coil off of the 16V springs? WILL this help or make 
it worse?
 >
 > Any help is greatly needed


I don't like the idea of cutting coils off. Get the right springs if
they need to be lowered.

Sounds to me like you need a big 2.0Liter or a VR6 to weight the front
down.  :)
TBerk

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