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Offline mikemk4gti

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Re: big twanging noise coming from F/N/S strut
« Reply #10 on: 16 May 2009, 22:10 »
no, no problems at all. theres a pic with them fitted here  http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=116750.0

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Re: big twanging noise coming from F/N/S strut
« Reply #11 on: 16 May 2009, 22:17 »
i might just go for that...

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Re: big twanging noise coming from F/N/S strut
« Reply #12 on: 16 May 2009, 22:35 »
i just had the exact same thing on monday, Priced up a standard front spring, £40 +vat. Or a full Set of jamex 35mm lowering springs £60 delivered.  :smiley: so its now 35mm lower!
 

do you have any trouble with speed bumps or anything?
when i put a jamex kit on my mk3 i was scrapping on speed bumps and all sorts.. (stated it was a 40mm kit but was hell of alot lower) i just want something to look neat and drive comfortable really..

You wont have no problems with speed bumps with a 35mm drop  :wink: unless you got monster ones around your way
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Re: big twanging noise coming from F/N/S strut
« Reply #13 on: 16 May 2009, 22:41 »
well, you know them big square red ones that all cars hate, well, theres loads leading each direction away from my house, so i have no choice to go over them. my mk3 had a job to manipulate them..  but that was slammed..
also when i bought the kit they said it was only 40mm, to late when i fitted it as i had to destroy the old stuff to get them off.

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Re: big twanging noise coming from F/N/S strut
« Reply #14 on: 16 May 2009, 22:45 »
I roadtested the car over speed bumps after I fitted them and they were fine

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Re: big twanging noise coming from F/N/S strut
« Reply #15 on: 16 May 2009, 22:59 »
Your be fine, mines lowered about 45-50mm and I have no problems going over any bumps  :smiley:
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Re: big twanging noise coming from F/N/S strut
« Reply #16 on: 16 May 2009, 23:12 »
 :smiley: the missus will be happy then... i`ll wait till the mk3 is sold then i`ll buy some..

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Re: big twanging noise coming from F/N/S strut
« Reply #17 on: 17 May 2009, 09:20 »
Its not really a good idea to use the car until fixed as mine had gone at the top of the spring and the spring was resting on the housing in the wheel arch.

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Re: big twanging noise coming from F/N/S strut
« Reply #18 on: 17 May 2009, 10:01 »
the turret you mean?. oh, dear...  still not 100% sure its snapped yet.. was reading somewhere that it could be the top mount bearings as its only happeining at low speeds.
i will have a closer look today..

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Re: big twanging noise coming from F/N/S strut
« Reply #19 on: 17 May 2009, 17:38 »
yeah the turret, also someone else on here said the spring went through the side of their tyre!

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