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#15
by
Rabbit on Roids
on 15 Dec, 2009 16:33
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did it finally just rust away? or did someone hit you and total it?
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#16
by
truckinwagen
on 15 Dec, 2009 18:24
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well, I got in an accident, which totaled it, but it was still drivable, so I did for almost a year.
the shell was plagued with rust so it was scrapped in favor of a red two door shell, but engine problems kept the new shell off the road for over a year, and it was crushed in the end under pressure from the city of Anchorage.
I saved all the worthwhile stuff off of it, which went into the supercharger motor build soon to be installed in the 85 GTI I replaced the red car with.
pics of the damage, swap into the red car, and the poor red rabbit that saw one mile of road.
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#17
by
rabbitman
on 15 Dec, 2009 19:56
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I hate it when city's make people get rid of stuff, what business is it of there's?
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#18
by
trev
on 16 Dec, 2009 06:58
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With the huge lift from the springs, did you have to monkey around with the drive axles?
Cheers
Trev
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#19
by
Rabbit on Roids
on 16 Dec, 2009 12:56
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he still had the stock suspension limits. im sure he didnt use different struts or anything. the bump stops are built into the struts. i bet the axles worked just fine.
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#20
by
truckinwagen
on 16 Dec, 2009 14:47
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yep, stock struts, so the full droop was the same as stock, which is as far as you can go without having your axle hit the frame horn.
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#21
by
Rabbit on Roids
on 17 Dec, 2009 09:48
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thats really cool, i think i need to take and do that with my rabbit. ive always wanted a hunting rabbit, just need more ground clearance. so, i guess you could call it "wabbit hunting" then.
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#22
by
veector
on 19 Dec, 2009 04:43
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This is passat wagon 16v suspension
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#23
by
burn_your_money
on 19 Dec, 2009 06:55
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Veector, new or used? Struts/shocks and springs or just springs? Is that freshly installed or after it's had time to settle?
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#24
by
8v-of-fury
on 24 Dec, 2009 07:34
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Veector, that looks swell. I love the height!!
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#25
by
Rabbit on Roids
on 25 Dec, 2009 10:32
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This is passat wagon 16v suspension
so, how does it do offroad? it looks like its been wheelin a time or 2. ive had mud clear up past the windows on my rabbit. and i dont mean a little mud, i mean you couldnt tell what color it was underneath the mud.
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#26
by
veector
on 13 Jan, 2010 07:39
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Now its settled a bit so the front is a bit lower but the rear is still up in the air like that. Its good offroad never gotten stuck but I dont push my luck too much. The real fun is in deep snow!
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#27
by
Smokey Eddy
on 18 Jan, 2010 12:22
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I didn't read the whole thread but i've lifted by jetta quite a lot by adding a big nylon spacer ontop of the springs and riding on much bigger tires. 195/65/r15.
the nylon/plastic thing is just like hockey rink material and comes in big ... rolls? of it. You just cut the length to the desired lift and drill a hole the size of the strut plunger thing and drop it down onto the spring.
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#28
by
ozzie
on 12 Feb, 2010 17:24
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I brought up the back of my 90 jetta an inch or 2 by doubling up the spring seat on the shock (hope that is what it is called - you know, the bottom plate that the spring sits in)
i have a buddy that has 3 on each side. just a thought
oz
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#29
by
Kantdrivefast
on 17 Feb, 2010 22:24
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