springs

[rhock99@epix.net (Ryan H)]

I have Boge progressive springs/shocks on mine (16v), and they lower the car to where it looks best (1.25" maybe?  nothing ridiculous), and don't affect the ride quality much (if at all).  

> Hi
> 
> I've got an 86 GT and I need to replace the springs - one of them is
> broken.
> 
> I want to use lowering springs but I don't want it to be _too_ low, I
> want to maintain some semblance of ride quality. Looking at the space
> between my front wheels (14" VW BBS) and arches I don't think there is
> room for a 35-40mm drop with much suspension travel left. The springs
> are over 15 years old, could it be that they have sagged and the vehicle
> already rides substantially lower than it used to?
> 
> Has anybody got any experiences with a lowered Scirocco 2?
> 
> Can I use Golf GTi mk1 suspension kit (springs+shocks)?
> 
> Any experiences/pointers gladly accepted, I have never fitted lowering
> springs before.
> 
> --Andrew
> 
> 86 Scirocco GT (UK spec)
> 
> 
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