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Mk2 Golf, rear springs.
by
smutts
on 22 Mar, 2013 10:35
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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.
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#1
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 28 Mar, 2013 01:57
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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
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#2
by
8v-of-fury
on 28 Mar, 2013 03:09
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Coil boosters in between the coils
$10 fix lol.
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#3
by
bbob203
on 28 Mar, 2013 09:42
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#4
by
smutts
on 28 Mar, 2013 18:55
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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!
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#5
by
bbob203
on 28 Mar, 2013 20:00
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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.
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#6
by
ORCoaster
on 28 Mar, 2013 22:23
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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.
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#7
by
bbob203
on 28 Mar, 2013 22:37
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Yes I'm gonna cut mine down a smidge when I do the rear struts.
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#8
by
burn_your_money
on 29 Mar, 2013 10:47
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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.
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#9
by
8v-of-fury
on 29 Mar, 2013 22:35
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How does one go about adding the hockey puck? Cut it out to fit the seat?
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#10
by
ORCoaster
on 29 Mar, 2013 23:17
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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?
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#11
by
burn_your_money
on 30 Mar, 2013 22:57
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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.
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#12
by
8v-of-fury
on 30 Mar, 2013 23:26
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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?
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#13
by
JamesT
on 31 Mar, 2013 04:09
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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.
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#14
by
burn_your_money
on 02 Apr, 2013 23:20
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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