What kind of coil-over setup is that? (i.e. brand name, part# if available)
Steve.
we never actually installed them since they're mine for my vw but yes they are much shorter in the front, i believe they are about the same amount shorter in comparison to the mk1 struts as well. its also a little misleading since the dodge has the strut bearing on it and they're not lined up in the picture. but if the length is not quite right, mk2 struts are longer and will work as well but where the knuckle bolts on is a bit wider so u may need to use a spacer
the coil overs are weitec xs i believe, they're for a mk1 vw so 1975-1984 rabbit or jetta. these ones have rebound adjustment as well. the setup we had it sitting next to is brand new as far as i could tell, he hasn't driven the car in quite a few years haha.
check out old school vws they have lots of strut bearing options and air ride options as well.
also we were talking and it sounds like the rear stub axles might almost be swappable too haha, we'd have to measure the bolt spacing but they are both trapezoidal.
its all very interesting tho, pretty big game changer for all the turbo dodge guys.
Excellent news there. Very cool that the VW suspension parts are a near-bolt-on for the Charger. It looks like the Rabbit front end setup will result in a significant drop with the coil-overs shown in the photo. Is that part of the plan? It also looks like the struts and springs that were removed were in pretty good shape to begin with.
I'll definitely be interested to see how the car sits when it's back on the ground.
One of the things that I've been daydreaming about is the possibility of air ride struts on the front to give the ability to "air up" the front for loading, unloading, and moving the car around, then being able to "slam it" for minimum ground clearance at race time. Air ride VW struts are relatively easy to come by.
I don't have many good photos, but I managed to score a set of Plymouth Acclaim knuckles (essentially work as dropped spindles on a Charger/Rampage/etc) brakes and drive axles, a complete set of Neon struts, springs, and upper mounts for the front end. The Acclaim is also a 5-lug on 100mm bolt pattern, which gives a good selection of 15" wheels.
For the rear, I grabbed the stub axles, backing plates, drums, and everything that goes with them from a Chrysler LeBaron. It's a direct bolt-on setup to replace the factory Rampage stuff, and will give the matching 5-lug pattern as the front end.
My cylinder head is still at the machine shop, along with all the valvetrain goodies. I'm told it will be ready to pick up next week.
Steve.
i imagine you will want to go with mk2 struts.. the mk1 struts have VERY LIMITED travel.
Yeah but if ur going low the shorter strut will give you more travel before it bottoms out
Yeah but if ur going low the shorter strut will give you more travel before it bottoms out
good point. but it looks like the rabbit strut assemblies are ~6" shorter..
we never actually installed them since they're mine for my vw but yes they are much shorter in the front, i believe they are about the same amount shorter in comparison to the mk1 struts as well. its also a little misleading since the dodge has the strut bearing on it and they're not lined up in the picture. but if the length is not quite right, mk2 struts are longer and will work as well but where the knuckle bolts on is a bit wider so u may need to use a spacer