cups v. coilovers?

[abatzis2@hotmail.com (Michael Abatzis)]

never heard that about the 16v--anyone have them installed? how do the 
spring/damper rates compare to the coilovers? anyone have numbers?


-Michael Abatzis
Hotlanta! GA
1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, prelim web site, but not taking orders 
yet: www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html
1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...




>From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net>

>On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 07:35:54 -0500 "Josh20V" <mkii@nycap.rr.com> writes:
> > well, the H&R Cup kit isn't recommended for a mkII Scirocco with 16v.
> > Its better suited for the mkI (maybe mkII also?) 8v.
>
>The Cup kit can't be ordered with spring rates high enough to handle a 16v
>engine? Or, is it that the damping rates are insufficient to control spring
>rates that "high"? I put that word in quotes, because the difference isn't
>really that much from 8v to 16v.
>
>In short, what makes it "better suited" for 8v use and how do you know? I'm
>surprised to hear this because I'd figure that the A1 16v market is at 
>least
>comparably sized to the 8v.
>--
>Scott F. Williams
>NJ Scirocco nut
>'99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
>Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
>Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
>ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."
>
>
>
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