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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: ALBEEEEY on 11 April 2012, 19:24

Title: Wasson ere then?
Post by: ALBEEEEY on 11 April 2012, 19:24
I have always wondered what previous owners have done to my car and one of the main things I wonder about is ride height. I know it's not slammed or anything but it doesn't have that VW "Monster Truck" kind of look.

(http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q562/ALBEEEEY/albeeeeydirtydiesel.jpg)

so I've just quickly jacked it up and taken the wheel off for closer inspection. It doesn't look aftermarket but I don't really know what i'm looking at   :lipsrsealed:

(http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q562/ALBEEEEY/IMG_0295.jpg)


(http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q562/ALBEEEEY/IMG_0297.jpg)


(http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q562/ALBEEEEY/IMG_0300.jpg)


and a nice bit of cable tying keeping my car together  :cool:
(http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q562/ALBEEEEY/IMG_0299.jpg)

any ideas?
thanks in advance!!!
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: Mr_Orange on 11 April 2012, 19:35
It does look low.  Shockers look standard.  What colour are the springs under all that muck?  :laugh: 
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: s-l-i-x on 11 April 2012, 19:39
Yeah just looks like they have whacked some lower springs on here with original shocks... Unless you have a lining of concrete under your floor pan  :grin:
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: opel on 11 April 2012, 19:45
cable tie is just too keep the boot down as they tend to come up. wouldn't cable tie one myself but each to there own
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: ALBEEEEY on 11 April 2012, 20:09
the back has these aftermarket shocks

(http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q562/ALBEEEEY/IMG_0119.jpg)


and underneath the rust the springs are rust coloured  :tongue: they seem like original springs on a car, only reason i want to know is dont want to buy lowering springs and find out they "higher" my car  :grin:
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: Mr_Orange on 11 April 2012, 20:12
Have the springs been chopped down ghetto style?
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: asboGTI on 11 April 2012, 21:06
Look like chopped standard tbh
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: wretch20vt on 11 April 2012, 21:38
deffo chopped
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: Wayne on 11 April 2012, 21:45
Looks very slighty bodged to me :shocked:
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: ALBEEEEY on 12 April 2012, 11:16
Same to me, that's the main reason I want  to change the springs to 40mm or 30mm lowering springs but don't want it to sit higher than before with the chopped springs. Not sure how I'm going to work this out though  :undecided:
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 12 April 2012, 11:26
Find a standard mk4 drive up to it. park next to it.  have a guess.

ide say choped and sitting 20mm lower than std. but hard to tell off phone
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: golfyste on 12 April 2012, 15:06
Same to me, that's the main reason I want  to change the springs to 40mm or 30mm lowering springs but don't want it to sit higher than before with the chopped springs. Not sure how I'm going to work this out though  :undecided:

......coilovers  :grin:
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: ALBEEEEY on 12 April 2012, 16:42
Same to me, that's the main reason I want  to change the springs to 40mm or 30mm lowering springs but don't want it to sit higher than before with the chopped springs. Not sure how I'm going to work this out though  :undecided:

......coilovers  :grin:
Unfortunately they are out of the question as ive heard coilovers provide the ride of a 17 year olds "mint" slammed saxo
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: wretch20vt on 12 April 2012, 17:00
im sure coilovers will be better than chopped springs :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: golfyste on 12 April 2012, 17:05
im sure coilovers will be better than chopped springs :lipsrsealed:

True haha
Same to me, that's the main reason I want  to change the springs to 40mm or 30mm lowering springs but don't want it to sit higher than before with the chopped springs. Not sure how I'm going to work this out though  :undecided:

......coilovers  :grin:
Unfortunately they are out of the question as ive heard coilovers provide the ride of a 17 year olds "mint" slammed saxo

Depends mate, if you get a set for £150 then yes but my mate has some weitec gt's which he says arnt much harsher then his old mans vrs standard
Title: Re: Wasson ere then?
Post by: ALBEEEEY on 12 April 2012, 17:05
im sure coilovers will be better than chopped springs :lipsrsealed:
That is very true  :grin: but some nice eibach springs or something?