[Vwpickups] standard ride height?

[Eric S]

The key here is those control arms, they need to be parallel to the ground.

Sounds to me like the mech put in Cabriolet/Scirocco 16v springs, which
are different than the standard Mk1 springs because those models had more
weight up front.

-- 
Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com

1981 Scirocco S (m-TDI swap project)
1991 Cabriolet (2.0 crossflow 8v project)
2000 Audi S4 (Stage 3-)


MILLER S.H.T. wrote:
> Thank you very much to all who have replied.
>
> I have measured and the height to the wheel arches is 630 / 585 mm and 620
> / 570 mm front to rear. (Discrepancy side to side may be due to the ground
> not being perfectly level or limitations of measuring accuracy...) That
> means the front is sitting two inches higher than the back in old school
> measurements. I didn't think to measure before, but it fits with my gut
> feel that the front is now two inches higher than it was.
>
> The front control arms do not sit level. There is evidence of significant
> 'lift', whereas from memory they were level before.
>
> I'm still in discussion/negotiation with the mechanic who did the work and
> will let you know the outcome in due course.
>
> I forgot to mention: It doesn't grip in the corners nearly as well as it
> did - but I guess that is to be expected.
>
> regards,
> Scott
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