Mk2 Golf, rear springs.

[smutts]

Can anybody help me?
Usual problem, car has the standard Mk2 Golf, urinating lady dog stance.
Who knows which standard springs are a bit stiffer but fit easily, would early Mk3 Golf be a good fit?, assuming the springs are stiffer, as the Mk3 was a lot heavier.

[R.O.R-2.0]

Can anybody help me?
Usual problem, car has the standard Mk2 Golf, urinating lady dog stance.
Who knows which standard springs are a bit stiffer but fit easily, would early Mk3 Golf be a good fit?, assuming the springs are stiffer, as the Mk3 was a lot heavier.

mk3 jetta had the stiffest springs..

i just lower the rest of the car to match the back :-p

[8v-of-fury]

Coil boosters in between the coils $10 fix lol.

[bbob203]

have had this setup going for 18 or so months continuously running 500-600 lbs in the trunk with no issues.

http://www.vwdieselparts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10837&hilit=Lift+kit

[smutts]

have had this setup going for 18 or so months continuously running 500-600 lbs in the trunk with no issues.

bbob, that is a dead crafty method there, but was it only bilstein that had the removeable spring seat? of course I've got boges, with the welded seat. Bugger............. But that is a good idea!

[bbob203]

have had this setup going for 18 or so months continuously running 500-600 lbs in the trunk with no issues.

bbob, that is a dead crafty method there, but it was only bilsteins that had the removeable spring seat, of course I've got sachs, with the welded seat. Bugger............. But that is a good idea!

Ive also heard hockey pucks work good to between spring and spring seat.

[ORCoaster]

Been running with the exhaust clamps and cut coupler for nearly better than a year now.  If I had cut the coupler a bit I wouldn't have needed to go this route for the install. 





I have an 11 gallon tank in the back for veggie oil or really cheap diesel. So I was looking for a bigger than normal lift.  Not so sure I needed it that high.  Maybe 3/4 of a coupler instead of a full one.  Guy might get by with one cut in half. 

[bbob203]

Yes I'm gonna cut mine down a smidge when I do the rear struts.

[burn_your_money]

Ive also heard hockey pucks work good to between spring and spring seat.

I've had these in a Golf for about 3 years now. It works great and is super easy.

[8v-of-fury]

How does one go about adding the hockey puck? Cut it out to fit the seat?

[ORCoaster]

Or would you drill the center and just put it between the top of the shock and the body of the car?  Haven't seen that one yet.  Anyone have pictures?  Links?

[burn_your_money]

You use a hole saw that is the same diameter of the shock. Drill a hole in the center of the hockey puck. Remove spring from shock. Slide hockey puck onto shock, put spring back on and away you go. You may or may not need a spring compressor to get it back together. This does not work on mk1s. Only mk2 and mk3.

[8v-of-fury]

What is different about the different gens that it won't work on the mk1?

I thought you could use mk2 springs on the mk1 shocks.. So what changes?

[JamesT]

I've used B3 wagon rear springs in a MK3 to give it some lift. I could haul over 200kg of tools and crap in the back without an issue. It just got a little bouncy if I didn't have a load in it. For the front, I made custom top-hats for the struts that added 1.5" of lift.

[burn_your_money]

8v-of-fury: MK1 springs don't get small at the bottom to go tight around the bottom of the shock.

See the above picture posted by ORCoaster