[Vwpickups] standard ride height?

[Mathew Banack]

"the correct part numbers for the car..." as said by your mechanic...  What are those part numbers?
 
Someone with ETKA - software parts catalog - can then look it up.
 
Get those part numbers for the springs.
 
When I got my VW caddy, the front springs were pretty sagged.  The shop provided some springs, they said the "part numbers were correct".  They were more saggy than the old ones.  I eventually used a pair of springs from an 86 4dr diesel Golf.
 
On a truck, I would want a higher ride height.  On a GTI car, I might want a lower ride height, but a crisp spring rate.
 
Jiggs. 

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> Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 15:55:11 +0100
> From: scott.miller at durham.ac.uk
> To: vwpickups at neubayern.net
> Subject: [Vwpickups] standard ride height?
>
> Firstly apologies for a non Caddy post. It's just that many of the
> people on this list are so knowledgeable...
>
> I am in the UK and have a Mk1 Golf GTI (1983), similar to the North
> American rabbit. (Standard car, not a cabriolet) I have just got my car
> back after having new front suspension springs because one had broken.
> Anyhow, the mechanic has fitted a pair of 'standard' springs and now the
> car looks like it is on stilts. I always thought the car had standard
> springs before but now the ride height is outrageous. I have a VW Caddy
> Mk1 which was always higher than my GTI, but now my GTI rides higher
> than it at the front. On my pickup I can just fit my clenched fist in
> between the wheel and wheel arch, but it is a struggle. Now on my GTI
> doing the same, I have loads of room to spare. I need to measure
> accurately. Can anyone tell me what the standard ride height should be
> and how it is measured?
>
> I vaguely recall dimension drawings in the Bentley manual, but my copy
> seems to have gone missing. I'd really appreciate your help.
>
> I think the garage has fitted the wrong springs. They assure me that the
> part numbers are correct for my chassis. How can I tell properly? The
> contrast from before and after is so great that I can't believe it is
> just that the old springs were tired and had compressed that much over
> the years. I don't have accurate measurements but I'm guessing it is at
> least 2 inches higher than it used to be. As the rear hasn't been
> touched I feel like I'm tipped back as I'm driving...
>
> Many thanks,
> Scott
>
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