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16v springs on an 8v rocc?



Weird, this didn't happen on my Rabbit when I put 16v Scirocco lowering
springs on it and it's not happening on the 8v Scirocco that those springs
went on when my Rabbit was rearended and totalled.  Other than companies
charging more for the 16v stuff I haven't seen a verifiable difference in
aftermarket springs between 8v and 16v.  Just my opinion.

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <txrocco@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Dan Williams" <scirocco21@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 10:33 AM
Subject: RE: 16v springs on an 8v rocc?


> the only differen in springs (of any kind aftermarket or OEM ones) is the
> front springs are a little bigger on load rate. the rear ones are
identical
>
> so when you install 16v spring in the front of a 8v, the nose will boucne
up
> and such on bumps on the road because the psring expect ~500-600 pds more
> and your front end is lighter than the spring expects and it causes the
car
> to bounce a little.
>
> ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
>
>
> =>-----Original Message-----
> =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Dan Williams
> =>Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 12:03 PM
> =>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> =>Subject: 16v springs on an 8v rocc?
> =>
> =>
> =>Anybody know any serious detriments to mounting lowering springs
> =>for a 16v
> =>on an 8v?  I've got intrax sport lowering springs for the 16v on
> =>my 8v.  The
> =>only thing I've noticed is I've got some travel when I hit bumps
> =>that wasn't
> =>there with stock springs.  Some people tell me I don't have the shocks
to
> =>handle the stress, that I need a complete coilover kit.  I was
> =>thinking more
> =>in terms of perhaps its not the right spring ratio for the car?
> =>I'm doing a
> =>16v swap soon, perhaps this might fix this problem?
> =>
> =>Thanks
> =>Dan
> =>
> =>
> =>
> =>
> =>
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