Tail Dragger or jacked rear?

[DNK006@aol.com]

All of you California Auto-x'ers and purists are not going to like this much, 
but I'm afraid I had to take action.  Due to my new location in the "North 
Country,"  I had to jack up the rear suspension on my Rocco.  I belive it is 
normal for a Scirocco butt to be a little lower than the front, but this is 
not good when the best of the dirt roads have rocks sticking up 4 inches.  
And the bad dirt roads... we'll just leave that up to your imagination.  

So this is what I did:
    Jacked up the rear of the car and dropped the struts out.  Placed a 
spacer and a washer between the spring perch and the rubber "strut mount."  
This jacked the back up about 1 inch, which looks a little better (the wheel 
arches have equal space) and will give better clearance on the backroads.  
One point of referance is the trailing arm.  Before it was at a slight angle 
upwards, and now it is parralell with the ground and chasis with no load.  
Things are a little different while driving now.  Most noticable is braking.  
A lot more weight seems to be transferd to the front.  What will this do to 
safety factors?  Cornering seems to produce a lot more sway and a little less 
comfort.  Should I try to get heavy duty springs for the back and front?  My 
struts are in okay condition, but weight transfer is a lot more evident now.  
Would a larger front swaybar counter act this?

Thanks for any advice
Ben
86 8v
84 8v

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