Sounds like saggy spring syndrome.
I have seen it many times. Shocks are fine, sprints compress so it sits real low in the back (especially if they are the original stock springs).
Options are try anther set of springs (if you have a set lying around), or to a simple fix, shove a piece of hard rubber in the first spring coil (not suggested for good ride, but raises the back end - this is usually what the car lots do to make it look okay before sale)
Cory
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From: Foxx (in a box) [mailto:foxxinabox@core.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 3:24 PM
To: scirocco list
Subject: my ass is 3" lower than my nose
i was told this was a common problem with sciroccos (all front-wheel
driver cars, actually), but this just seems a little more than i'm used
to. the car in question is an '85 8v. i would compare it to my '86 8v,
but it's been disassembled for a while. i did replace the front struts
recently. i did the jump-on-the-car-and-count-the-bounce test, but the
rears seem fine. i don't haul much of anything at any point in time.
it's usually empty save for a set of jumper cables. any ideas? thanx.
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