Managed to grab some time on it this weekend.
Fitted the Eibach lowering springs I had lying around. These were for an Ibiza, I think. This meant a quick scrapyard mission to get the required smaller spring caps
Bigger ones were the Syncro ones. The one in the photo isn't one of those which went on the car - the ones on it are even lighter. Because of the amount of weight lost out of the back all that heavyweight sprung steel just ain't needed.
and here are the fronts - Toledo 8V Sport ones vs the Eibach ones:
Back end will come up (a bit) when the set of wheels in the back are out! To be fair though - there's still quite a bit of travel on the back even now.
Front might settle a touch. Not too much, I hope though -
Note the front wishbones are about level only *just* slightly pointing up at the outsides - handling characteristics should be still sound.
Negative camber on all four corners now (the suspension set up causes an increase in negative camber as the rear is lowered on the Syncro.
Been coming on for a while. It's only Eibach lowering springs on (fresh) stock dampers and Golf3 front top mount, but it's going to make Bovington (and all it's 'concrete dust'
) a touch interesting as I find out what it's done to the handling.
