Mk1 H&R RACE Springs

[krobins2@twcny.rr.com (Kenneth & Georgianna Robinson)]

Hey Potterman;LMK when those springs end up on your blowout page;I need one
RF 500 lb. spring,and a 250 lb. RR one.TIA! Ken R.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Potter@Parts4vws/potterman" <potterman@parts4vws.com>
To: "Sal Guzzo" <pellom@YorkU.CA>; "Anthony Pelletier" <vwnuts@yahoo.com>;
<Mk1gti@yahoogroups.com>; "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:35 PM
Subject: RE: Mk1 H&R RACE Springs


> Sal, You actually got what they call their "Group G" race springs. They
are
> VERY low & VERY Stiff depending on the rate you got. Above the spring #
you
> wrote down there is a # w/CM/??. That # is your spring rate in neutons.
For
> example if you got 70"s your looking at a 400# spring. I used to run those
> on my MK1, so did Doug T, & now Shawn has them on his car too. They work
> good but IMHO are a hair too low & hair too stiff for a MK1 on the street.
> The MK2's are heaver & don't seem to be as stiff with the 400's on them. I
> actually could have always gotten those but they were like $600 for the
set
> prior to H&R blowing them out in the last few months. I have a few sets of
> MK1's in stock & a Ton of A2/A3 sets.(some even up to a 900# rate)They
will
> be on my blowout page soon!
>
> ***!When replying please copy in any original text that we may have been
> previously discussing, Thank you!***
> Mike Potter
> Virtual World Parts Inc.
> Sales@parts4vws.com
> 714-633-9380
> 888-389-7278
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Sal Guzzo
> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 9:43 PM
> To: Anthony Pelletier; Mk1gti@yahoogroups.com; Scirocco List
> Subject: Re: Mk1 H&R RACE Springs
>
>
> Anthony,
>
> I spoke to Mike as well in around that time and he told me the same thing.
> The only difference is that HR Canada imported these springs.  I need to
> verify these parts numbers first and foremost.  If these part numbers are
> authentic, then I may be able to get a hold of a coupla sets.  hence, I
need
> some sort of verification.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sal
>
>
> Sal
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Pelletier" <vwnuts@yahoo.com>
> To: "Sal Guzzo" <pellom@yorku.ca>; <Mk1gti@yahoogroups.com>; "Scirocco
List"
> <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 5:52 PM
> Subject: Re: Mk1 H&R RACE Springs
>
>
> >
> >
> > I spoke to Mike Potter a few months ago about H & R
> > race springs & at that time H&R had never imported MKI
> > race springs to the us.  He said it would be at least
> > 6 weeks until the next container arrived from germany
> > and they weren't sure if they would have them or not.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Sal Guzzo <pellom@YorkU.CA> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm hoping that someone can shed some light on this
> > > for me.
> > >
> > > I have been looking for H&R race springs for the
> > > longest time.  I finally
> > > found a set which are brand spanking new.  However,
> > > they are not marked with
> > > the H&R logo (that is, the spring itself doesn't
> > > carry the HR logo like my
> > > coilovers do).
> > >
> > > So the question remains, how can I tell if they're
> > > in fact H&R Race springs?
> > > This is the number which are imprinted on the
> > > spring...
> > >
> > > 117 221 80 VA (fronts)
> > > 117 221 81 VA (rears)
> > >
> > > Supposedly these are not only race springs but 80
> > > lbs more stiffer than the
> > > regular race springs (something about being part of
> > > a g class and imported
> > > directly from Germany).
> > >
> > > I hope that someone can shed some light on these
> > > things.  Maybe one of the
> > > listers from Europe will know something......
> > >
> > > Many TIA
> > >
> > > Sal
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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