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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: player.777 on 18 February 2009, 16:56
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Finally got to the bottom of the height difference of the rear springs today. Swapped the springs over again- it was still 66.5cm from ground to arch on offside rear, and 67.2cm on near side rear. Springs out again- they are almost the same length (bar 1mm). Bugger. Ok so swapped round again. mmmmm what now?- measured axles, bushes, ground to arch, ground to spring base- all same on the rears.....mmmm. Ok so moved to the fronts....so we have 0.2-0.3cm difference between front offside (higher) and front nearside (lower)- so we jacked up front right (just slightly) so both fronts were same height and low and behold..... rears are now same height!!! Turns out coz the 150
tonne bhp derv engine is on the left hand side of the engine bay, and my massive gut sits that side of the car, the front offside spring is the cuplrit, and has settled quicker than the nearside, pitching further forward- which in turn has pitched the rear nearside up!! So even after just a few minutes jumping around on the front nearside door sill, the heights seem to stay the same. Quite relieved that its just the extra weight on the front effecting things, and it will prob settle for good pretty soon. At least its not a bent axle, or bet chassis or anything!! phew.
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good work mate thats one less thign to stress about :grin:
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I am in the same boat with my 150 tonne lol not much you can do about it , mine as settled a bit more but don't think it will ever be perfect.
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But how does that explain the problems people have using the same springs, but with lighter Petrol engines???
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I am in the same boat with my 150 tonne lol not much you can do about it , mine as settled a bit more but don't think it will ever be perfect.
I have Koni springs and shocks so not just reserved for Eibach :)
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NB the germans originally counteracted the weight of the driver in the left seat (left hand drive) by putting the engine on the other side of the engine bay- then when they changed it to right hand drive couldn't be arsed to swap engine round so now we have both loads on one side.
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NB the germans originally counteracted the weight of the driver in the left seat (left hand drive) by putting the engine on the other side of the engine bay- then when they changed it to right hand drive couldn't be arsed to swap engine round so now we have both loads on one side.
Just need a really fat passenger to counteract it then
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Or buy coilovers and set the height to what you want :smiley:
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yes true- yet more decisions to make!!!