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Offline jetblack92

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1.8 GL suspension issues
« on: 01 June 2011, 20:36 »
Right I've been battling at this for long enough, and im just about ready to throw it away and sulk.

Bear with me, I will do my best to explain clearly!

Bought some boge second hand 60mm lowering shocks/springs, got them all fitted, and the rears are fine, but the fronts are not.

When i bolt them all up I'm left with a fairly sizeable gap, between the top mount and the cap that bolts down on top of the body mounting point-no matter how much I tighten them up, it looks like the cap doesn't sit down inside the top mount far enough. Which of course means the shocks are free to rattle and clunk over every bump.

Tried with a different set of supersport 60mm shocks/springs, with a different set of top mounts, and same problem!

I know TDI's and VR's had different shocks because of the heavier engines, but I assumed mine would be the same as the GTi?

Someone must know the answer to this???
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Offline Wayne

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Re: 1.8 GL suspension issues
« Reply #1 on: 01 June 2011, 20:50 »
Sounds like your putting it together wrong.
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Offline jetblack92

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Re: 1.8 GL suspension issues
« Reply #2 on: 01 June 2011, 22:06 »
That's what I thought too, but I don't see how? Top mounts the right way up, so I don't know what else I could be doing wrong?
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Offline LowlifeDubber

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Re: 1.8 GL suspension issues
« Reply #3 on: 01 June 2011, 22:12 »
There is usually a 5-10mm gap between the top mount cap and the turret top(inside the engine bay)
Is this what you mean?
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Offline jetblack92

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Re: 1.8 GL suspension issues
« Reply #4 on: 01 June 2011, 22:46 »
Yeah that's the one, except that on mine its a big enough to mean the shock isn't held firm and clunks when you bounce the car or go over any bump  :undecided:
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Offline dom

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Re: 1.8 GL suspension issues
« Reply #5 on: 01 June 2011, 23:06 »
Post a pic of the gap and if possible a pic showing how you put them together :wink:
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Offline Wayne

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Re: 1.8 GL suspension issues
« Reply #6 on: 01 June 2011, 23:51 »
Long shot but here goes.


The last owner has not left 2 nuts fitted, you need one to hold the top spring plate and bearing then the other to hold the plate under the bonnet.



I hope this makes sense  :grin:
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Offline jetblack92

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Re: 1.8 GL suspension issues
« Reply #7 on: 02 June 2011, 12:02 »
Right got some pictures now.

Theres two nuts on the shocks-one above the top mount, and one holding the top cap down. is this right? I've tried to photograph them.

Top mount on the shock



In situ


With the cap bolted down
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Offline Wayne

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Re: 1.8 GL suspension issues
« Reply #8 on: 02 June 2011, 13:00 »
That gap is about the same as mine was with coilovers fitted.
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Re: 1.8 GL suspension issues
« Reply #9 on: 02 June 2011, 13:04 »
Yup, that gap looks pretty normal to me as well.
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