Re: mk1 lowering spring caps...for Bilstein Sports

[David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>]

> From: "Sandor" <sandor@vwot.org>
> Date: 2005/01/05 Wed AM 12:35:56 EST
> To: <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> CC: list@vwot.org
> Subject: mk1 lowering spring caps...for Bilstein Sports
>
> So I have a set of Bilstein Sports with H&R sport springs on the front of
> my mk1 jetta and I wanna go a bit lower, and I've seen some talk about
> these as a decent way to lower the front on mk2 golfs but not so much with
> mk1's.  So far there are two types that alwasy get mentioned:
> a) JOM, cheap ones for $45CDN or
> b) the ABD billet alloy ones for over $200 CDN...ouch!
> But on the poortex I've read some reports that some of these are not
> really compatible with fat strut rod type struts like the Bilstein
> Sports...anybody here running either type?
> Any feedback?
>
> cheers
> sandor
> 83 jetta
> 81 S

IIRC, the piston is much larger on the Bilstein.  Perhaps someone has used the strut bearings that are just like the early ones except they lower the car 10-15mm (IIRC)?  That may be the JOM ones, I don't know...

As usual, I am interested in helping and don't have enough info...  :-(

David

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. 
--Ralph Waldo Emerson 



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