The fronts are tough because there isn't much room for spring compressors. I unbolted the upper control arm and the stabilizer where it attaches to the lower control arm to give more room...but i am an amatuer at this. The 7/16" spacer is pushing the outer limits of thickness. The 5/16" seems fine. steve David Marshall wrote: > I have the donuts in the rear... pretty simple job. I have never had the > front suspension apart, but I imagine that it is not much harder than a > rabbit which I have done many times before. How much can you insert in > there before there is potential of the spring being able to move sideways? > > At 18:07 7/20/98 -0700, you wrote: > >Dave, for the fronts, I used some very hard plastic that is about 1/8" > >thick...I am using layers so i cna tune it easier. The measurements in my > post > >are not good. The right front is too stiff relative to the left front. The > >left front may be too stiff, too. > >On the rears, you will notice that atop the spring there is a rubber > donut-like > >spacer about 1/2" thick. I added another one on top of the existing one. I > >think the thickness may be just right for the left rear, but is too stiff for > >the right rear. But your preferences may be different. I still want some > >responsiveness. I am going to cut a new one for the right rear out of one of > >those plastic cutting boards. > >Let me know how you make out and what you end up using. Ever removed the > >springs before? > >steve > > > >David Marshall wrote: > > > >> Steve, > >> I think I might of missed the original post. What did you use for a spacer > >> up front? I would like to try the same thing this weekend. > >> > >> At 23:48 7/19/98 -0700, Steve wrote: > >> >Yes, it's back to this topic again, but only because I have > >> >something to report. I pre-loaded my front shocks today, > >> >and have now pre-loaded front and rears. I had already > >> >added an additional rear-spring donut between each rear > >> >spring and spring perch. These are a little over 1/2 inch > >> >thick to my recollection...Up front, I followed Harold > >> >Yancy's lead and inserted spacers between the top spring > >> >perch and the rubber that fits on top of the spring. I put > >> >a 7/16inch spacer on the left and a 5/16" spacer on the > >> >right. > >> > >> -- 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 PMAIL -- > >> > > > > > > > > -- 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 PMAIL -- > |
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