Re: Suspension ? longish

["dale witt" <dwitt1@satx.rr.com>]

Alot of what you are complaining about might very well be the result of
badly worn tower bearings....your present setup is one of the more popular
because it provides the low stance without too harsh a ride.

Dale
82 2.1 16v roc (Zender 400 w/NOS)
86 2.0 16v roc
85 1.8 GTI

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tobias M-G" <scirocco16v88@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 4:48 PM
Subject: Suspension ? longish


>
> I know this subject's been floating around but I need to ask this from a
> different angle. My primary concern is not the brand of the suspension,
but
> what it does.
>
> My current suspension let's the car sit nice and low - some sort of
Bilstein
> Neuspeed combo. It takes corners like it's on rails. It takes bumps like
> it's on rails too, that is to say, throw a penny on the track and it'll
> derail this train. The small refelctors on the road are sharp jolts -
> offsets in the pavement have me in fear of my frame and windshield - were
> talking bumpstop and beyond here. Just this weekend the pin guide in the
> sunroof (the one that makes the sunroof tilt) snapped in two after hitting
> on of serveral very severe pavement offsets on a trip to Tahoe (4 hours on
> bad pavement).
>
> I'm afraid my baby won't put up with this much longer, SO, I'm willing to
> sacrifice ride height (means going up) for quality. I think the car is
> sitting about 2" down - no finger gap between the top of the tire and the
> fenders. I'm not going back to stock, but there has to be something in
> between that my low-riding stance that'll be easier on the car, 1"-1.5"?.
>
> Suggestions for struts, springs? Progressive wound? (mine look very
> unprogressive - or maybe they're just shot).
>
> Thanks for any info you can pass along - I need to save my car from the
> California roads.
>
> Tobias
>
> 88 Scirocco 16V ailing badly from a shoddy suspension
> 83 Scirocco  8V clutch - what clutch - I don't got no stinking clutch
>
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