I have been reading the archives about this and I have seen they are beefier but I am wondering if they are longer too? At 00:31 6/12/98 -0700, David Bayer wrote: >>| >From what I can tell the suspension differences between the 14" and 16" >>| syncros are few. It seems that there is only a suspension lift on the 16" >>| to make it ride higher and an enlarged trailing arm (2 cm) to accmidate the >>| larger tires 205/80 16" tires. > > Derrick Drew found a few more differences, I believe, which he posted >to the list (and thus they can be found in the archives). I believe the >front shock mounts have some structal reinforcement among other things... > >dave > > -- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org -- -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ -- -- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 1.6L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDING EMAIL -- |
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