Boingy Boingy, Yup It's a spring question.. - General - VWDiesel.net The IDI, TDI, and mTDI source.

• Boingy Boingy, Yup It's a spring question.. by maxfax on 26 Jun, 2010 11:38
• A buddy of mine works for Dayton parts, which happens to make springs..  They're cleaning out their dead stock so he bough about 3 skids of odd strange and peculiars..   There just happened to be a set of front cargo coils that according to the listing fit 77-79 Rabbit..  For 10 bucks I nabbed them..  Now the question is, what is the difference from say 80 and up??  Just a different rate or something? They *look* like they'll fit otherwise...
• #1 by rabbitman on 26 Jun, 2010 13:19
• I think early springs didn't have the pigtail coil at the top.
  
  If they have the coil then they'll probably fit fine.
  
  http://www.101part.com/coilsprings/volkswagon/rabbit.htm
  
  http://101part.com/coilsprings/Moog_Coil_Springs.htm
  
  
               inside           bar     install     load        spring         free          end type
  75-79        dia            dia     height   rate(lbs)  rate(lbs/in)    height
  CC200      4.48          0.473     7          604        111            13         Tangential Ends
  
  80-84
  CC204      4.562        0.485     10         433         88           14.88      1 Tangential End and 1 Pigtail End
  
  Unless you've got an old rabbit they're pretty much useless. :'(
• #2 by maxfax on 26 Jun, 2010 22:38
• Hmm I thought the same thing..   Took apart the '78 I have sitting here just to check..  It has no pigtail but the new springs I have do..  Wonder it it could be a Euro/US thing or if I have some mis boxed springs..  At any rate they fit and they were 10 bucks..   All is good...
• #3 by rabbitman on 27 Jun, 2010 12:11
• Good deal.