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General Information => General => Topic started by: 8v-of-fury on March 28, 2010, 03:31:20 pm

Title: Spring Rates
Post by: 8v-of-fury on March 28, 2010, 03:31:20 pm

Is there a difference in spring rates required between gas and diesel mk1's? I mean the engines are pretty much identical with regards to fuel systems.. should weigh within 30-40 lbs of each other no?

I think I may have answered my own question.. however, it still stands. Is there a difference?

Title: Re: Spring Rates
Post by: lovinthedeez on March 28, 2010, 05:00:28 pm

the only difference comes into play with gti's and cabbies.  I think the spring rates have to do with
1.  the gti is much faster, and needs a stiffer spring, cabbies are heavier, needs a stiffer spring
2.  I'm not really sure.  part numbers are the same for all mk1's except the gti's and cabbies. 

the diesel is the low man on the totem pole.  i would think anything suitable for any mk1 is good enough for any mk1 diesel

Title: Re: Spring Rates
Post by: 8v-of-fury on March 29, 2010, 11:13:57 am

Ty Sir :)

Title: Re: Spring Rates
Post by: maxfax on March 30, 2010, 09:38:58 pm

IIRC I've heard it mentioned that the German built cars had slightly stiffer springs..   But I could have been smoking crack too...

Title: Re: Spring Rates
Post by: 8v-of-fury on March 31, 2010, 05:35:28 am

All german built cars? or just diesels? thank you Brett, for bringin in variables after stuff is already solved ;)

The springs I will be getting are of an 83 jetta when my buddy went to Vmax coils :O lol

Title: Re: Spring Rates
Post by: maxfax on March 31, 2010, 06:14:37 am

I think it was all the German made cars...