Boingy Boingy, Yup It's a spring question..

[maxfax]

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...

[rabbitman]

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. :'(

[maxfax]

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...

[rabbitman]

Good deal.