Mk3 Golf inner diameter top coil (front springs)

[Simeon]

[Simeon]

So that's with the verniers set to 72mm. Gonna get the smaller ones.

BoneyBradley, what price can you supply the springs for? I'm looking to lower it approx 30mm all round as I want it to handle a bit better, but need it drivable. Its a shame really as it currently it looks and handles spot on, but my wife finds it difficult to drive with the pot hole avoiding manouvers required :p

[Simeon]

Oh, I have the spring caps, new bearings, old rubbers and the shallow nuts, so pretty set as long as I get the right springs

[tweed]

Yes you have spring caps etc from mk2 thats why i said get the larger springs, but gti top mounts.

[Simeon]

Thats a spring from my mk3 mate and I have the corresponding caps etc..? So surely I need the smaller diameter so I can use those instead of the mk2 mounts I had to use to fit the other springs?

[tweed]

You can use what ever spring you want if you have the caps. Only need to change the topmounts.

Because you said you had mk2 suspension i thought you had the larger diameter. 

Im now confused lol pm boney and he will sort you out what you need.

[boneybradley]

That will be a 65mm internal diameter spring (95+ model and I'm guessing that the original spring not the Mk2 type).

Spring wise my budgets start at £60 the set and I also deal with Spax and Apex and they are £110 the set for springs.

I fitted a shock/spring kit on mine which is 35mm lower and still has very good ride quality yet far better than the o.e (These come with the correct spring rates for the relevant engine, so are not over firm like some can be (ala FK springs!)) and they are £139 the set

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with kit

[Simeon]

Yeah the pic is the original spring that I took off last year.

That looks like a good height mate, think I'll pop over to your site and order that kit then as not much more for all new shocks too!

Cheers

[Simeon]

Just to finish the thread up (for future searches) the post '95 springs are indeed the smaller diameter.

I bought the 'unbranded' spring and shock set up off boneybradley (actually a TaTechnix kit) and for £130 delivered I'm happy with it - the rear has about six height settings too. However, having just seen a thread offering FK AK coilovers for £180 delivered I wish I'd bought those as my wife still complains it's too low...