90mm vs 100mm - that is the question

[fahrvergnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Boeye" <rocco_phil@yahoo.com>
To: "David Utley" <fahrvergnugen@cox.net>; "Scirocco List"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: 90mm vs 100mm - that is the question


>
> --- David Utley <fahrvergnugen@cox.net> wrote:
> > I was looking into getting a set of A2 spindles to
> > put on my A1 GTI
> > because the A2s have their steering arms (the part
> > that accepts the
> > tie-rod?) higher up.  This allows a lowered car to
> > have its' steering arms
> > at a more desirable location, parallel with the
> > ground.
>
>
> An interesting thought.  So the follow-up question
> would be, would such A2 spindles work on a rocco?  I
> am guessing not as it probably would have been a swap
> mentioned years ago to counteract the lowering issues
> for roccos.

Exactly.  I would not recommend it unless you were hoping to counter that
problem.  Since it is the same chassis, I can't see any other problems with
fitment at all...

David