Re: Suspension ? longish

["Tobias M-G" <scirocco16v88@hotmail.com>]

Allyn,

yeah, great info! With all the answers I've gotten I'm on my way to a 
new/newer/refreshed suspension.

Thx,
Tobias


----Original Message Follows----
From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>
To: "Tobias M-G" <scirocco16v88@hotmail.com>, <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Subject: Re: Suspension ? longish
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 16:30:03 -0400

your primary concern should be the struts/shocks, not necessarily the 
springs.
i think there was something about having a specific strut with lowered 
springs is bad (strut
operating in the 'stiff' band all the time, when it shouldnt be, cause the 
strut was designed for
stock springs).
the rieger has neuspeed softsports and koni adjustables. with the konis on 
soft the car does ride
very nice. does a good job of damping the bumps out (highway), yet keeps it 
taught in the hard
corners in the city. it was actually comfortable going the 750 miles up to 
waterfest last week.
putting the konis at so much as 1/4 stiff and highway trips become 
car-rattling events.
the only way springs will make a ride extremely hard is if the springs 
themselves are very hard
(i.e. race springs).
another important point is where poly is on the car. right now i have poly 
only on the rear of the
rieger, and although i may put poly up front later on, it WILL NOT be the 
upper strut mounts. Those
puppies are the main thing that determines just how much of the bumps you 
(and your rocco) feel.
hope this info helps
al

Allyn Malventano, ET1(SS), USN
87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6) +++Repairs 
pending+++
87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tobias M-G" <scirocco16v88@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 5:48 PM
Subject: Suspension ? longish


 >
 > I know this subject's been floating around but I need to ask this from a
 > different angle. My primary concern is not the brand of the suspension, 
but
 > what it does.
 >
 > My current suspension let's the car sit nice and low - some sort of 
Bilstein
 > Neuspeed combo. It takes corners like it's on rails. It takes bumps like
 > it's on rails too, that is to say, throw a penny on the track and it'll
 > derail this train. The small refelctors on the road are sharp jolts -
 > offsets in the pavement have me in fear of my frame and windshield - were
 > talking bumpstop and beyond here. Just this weekend the pin guide in the
 > sunroof (the one that makes the sunroof tilt) snapped in two after 
hitting
 > on of serveral very severe pavement offsets on a trip to Tahoe (4 hours 
on
 > bad pavement).
 >
 > I'm afraid my baby won't put up with this much longer, SO, I'm willing to
 > sacrifice ride height (means going up) for quality. I think the car is
 > sitting about 2" down - no finger gap between the top of the tire and the
 > fenders. I'm not going back to stock, but there has to be something in
 > between that my low-riding stance that'll be easier on the car, 1"-1.5"?.
 >
 > Suggestions for struts, springs? Progressive wound? (mine look very
 > unprogressive - or maybe they're just shot).
 >
 > Thanks for any info you can pass along - I need to save my car from the
 > California roads.
 >
 > Tobias
 >
 > 88 Scirocco 16V ailing badly from a shoddy suspension
 > 83 Scirocco  8V clutch - what clutch - I don't got no stinking clutch
 >
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