springs

[indiana_red@hotmail.com (Ken Bates)]

Dave,
Wouldn't adjustability have to do with damping rate(shocks) and not ride
height (springs) ?
I thought the Koni adjustables, for example, was for the rebound stiffness.
Didn't know this was for adjusting height.
Ken
'79 Scirocco 16v project "McFly" -getting close
'81 Diesel Caddy -needs heart transplant
'86 16v parts car - not much left
VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rabbit16v" <Rabbit16v@attbi.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: springs


> No, sorry, no MK2s here.   Just kidding, man, the list is made up of
mostly
> MK2s which are lowered also.  There are gobs of options for you there in
the
> UK and with my experiences I like the Spax setups but check around.
Usually
> it is nice to have either the front or rear suspension adjustable so you
can
> make the car as even as possible.  HTH!
>
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Basterfield" <list@cemetery.homeunix.org>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 9:58 AM
> Subject: springs
>
>
> > 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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