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General Information => Upgrades (non engine related ) => Topic started by: BruceM31 on March 12, 2007, 06:54:14 am
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Does anyonw know if mk2 struts will bolt in to the mk1 chassis?
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i highly doubt the front struts will fit... pretty sure rear ones will, but i dont know... never worked on a mk1.
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well thats good to know.......i'm trying to lift my caddy 2 inches. the rear will be simple (leaf spring suspension) but the front is where i am trying to find a REALLY easy way of doing this. I've thought of a couple different ways to go about it but really looking for a fast, simple, bolt on, and sturdy way to go about it
if anyone has any useful info please let me know!
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Not sure if you can use the whole strut, but I do remember (i think) using mark 2 springs in a mark one strut. Probably have to cut a coil off if I remember right. There's several different mark 2 front springs. If you've got access to a pair (and a spring compressor) go for it. Try it, if it's topped out with the car put back together, take it apart again and cut a coil off. If that's not enough to get it off being topped out, do it again and cut off another 1/2 a coil. Just remember that every time you cut the coil, it gets a little stiffer......... You might get the ride height you want and have too rough a ride, although I liked it in my mk 1 jetta gasser....
Never did find one that would do the same in the back strut but you're dealing with a leaf spring in the back, right?
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yup leafs in the rear. I have heard that mk2 front springs are longer.
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well i'm not sure if your still needing the info for your caddy but i can answer your question. 16 valve mk2 golf or jetta front springs work great thats all u use on the front in your mk1 strut assemblies is just the springs from the 16 valve !also you can add strut blocks between the strut and the body . i was able to find some rare risers from a snow plow system and that added 2 more inches to my lift on my rabbit so now i have between the top of the tire to the top of the wheel well in the front is 6 inches and the rear is 8 inches looks like a jacked-up-rabbit that what my experiments have gotten me so far Duane
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has anybody done the rabbit lift yet? I like my rabbit sitting up high just like having a baja bug! even loaded it rides great and don't sag in the back!
thanks Duane
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Have a look at these threads on the caddy forums.
mud boggin caddy (http://vwcaddyforum.com/showthread.php?t=3003) Guy got a 3" lift with universal lifting blocks in the back and 91 Passat Strut housings in the front. I love that pic of the black Caddy Sport Concept, makes me want a lifted caddy so bad...
The final word on lifitng a mk1 (http://vwcaddyforum.com/showthread.php?t=4369) I don't know how high this lift is but, look at the pic... gotta be 6" at least. Porsche 944 struts/springs up front and he mentions BMW for the back.
Another thread about 1.5 inch suspention lift for a caddy (http://vwcaddyforum.com/showthread.php?t=231) using 90 Passat Wagon Springs in the MK1 housings and adding two leaves to the rear.
The Passat wagon springs look to be the easiest bolt on way to get a safe 1.5" - 2" of lift without getting the geometry too far out of whack and have parts rubbing and wearing prematurely.
Also an add-aleaf Kit (http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/RearSuspension.shtml) that adds 2.5" lift to the rear.
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i saw there were a few concerns about driveshaft problems with big front end lift - i just thought that if you used mk2 driveshafts (~6mm longer) you may negate any premature wear issues for the cv's.