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Offline Jack3559

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Springs don't fit...
« on: 21 October 2010, 12:48 »
Springs are too wide at the top and keep pinging over the spring caps when I undo the clamps...

Am I doing something wrong or are they just sh!t springs?
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Offline Len

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Re: Springs don't fit...
« Reply #1 on: 21 October 2010, 12:56 »
Got them the right way up?
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Re: Springs don't fit...
« Reply #2 on: 21 October 2010, 13:01 »
Haha!

Yeah, they are.

Big at the bottom small at the top.

I'm pretty pissed off about it now.
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Springs don't fit...
« Reply #3 on: 21 October 2010, 13:14 »
Spring sizes changed, 65mm and 85mm I believe.
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Offline DazVR6

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Re: Springs don't fit...
« Reply #4 on: 21 October 2010, 14:17 »
Had exactly the same problem with my vr when i bought some new Jamex suspension from ebay.

Had to go to the stealers, buy the larger spring plates and fit them, only way to solve this issue.
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: Springs don't fit...
« Reply #5 on: 21 October 2010, 16:06 »
what top mounts does it have too, if its the earlier ones with the bearing and top mount all in 1 piece you cant fit them to these springs, you'll have to convert to MK3 GTI top mount and large spring plate setup
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Re: Springs don't fit...
« Reply #6 on: 21 October 2010, 20:32 »
Yeah...

I'm going to need the bigger spring plates.

The rears are nowhere near low enough either, but I really don't want to be sending stuff back to Belgium.
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: Springs don't fit...
« Reply #7 on: 22 October 2010, 09:42 »
as well as GTI top mounts + bearings, you need:
1J0 412 341 - MK3 GTI upper spring plate, large size
1H0 412 365 A - threaded bush
N   105 352 01- top nut
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