new wheels!! (spring question)

[Kwattro at aol.com]

In a message dated 01-03-28 14:33:01 EST, you write:

<< finally got my new (to me) alloys on my cgt, theyre like golf gti cross
 spoke jobbies (bbs style?). 7*15" i wanted large tyres (225/45 15) but
 couldnt get any cheap enough, got a set of part worn 205/50 15 for 100 quid,
 fitted and balanced. good job, these wheels had a larger offset and just
 fit, i think the rear  left maybe just scrubbing. the car looks great,
 unfortunately  the front looks slightly high but the rear is perfect.  i
 need to get a pair of coils (uprated with 30-40mm drop) for the front. has
 anybody got any idea of the specification (ie size, rating) or would i just
 have to buy a set of 4??
 
 84 cgt
 
 ps is cutting a good idea? (on a budget)
 
 </XMP>
  >>


Hey ya.
I cut the springs on my old Coupe GT - it's still going, and it works, 
although it's not the best way to do things, unless you never intend on 
having money.  The best way to do it is with coilovers, which I did on my 
current GT (after installing Abt springs first - also a very good, but also 
pricey solution.).   I don't think that you'll find many springs still 
available - you might be able to source some H&R's (although NLA, as far as I 
know) or some Abt springs (I think also NLA, but I got some.)  There are 
plenty of shops that offer them in europe - perhaps Demon Tweaks or 
Ingolstadt Garage might be able to source something.   After having four 
different suspension setups in my GT, I'd go with the Abt springs if I could 
ever find them again and Bilstein shocks if the car was a road car (which 
mine is now not, basically....).  Hope this helps, any other GT questions 
feel free to ask me - I've probably done it once, more than likely twice.  
And if I haven't, than Huw has doen it 3 or 4 times.  Seriously.  We're a sad 
lot.

Later!
Carter