[Vwdiesel] a2 Jetta rear suspension

[Stephen Kraus]

I actually looked at pulling the springs off a small truck for my Jetta,
never went through with it as I sold the car. But that would help raised the
load limit on it.

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 8:13 AM, mikel <mikel at buncombe.main.nc.us> wrote:

> Greetings fellow v-dubbers.
>
> My Jetta has been being good to me for the last 3 or 4 months now, I now
> have time to work on something besides the power unit.  I carry probably
> about 100 -150 pounds in the trunk usually and it looks like it's
> slightly squatting in the rear. Is there some cheap, easy and quick way
> (2 out of 3 would be ok) to raise the load capacity?  I hauled 5
> 5-gallon buckets of gravel in the back seat the other day and it was
> definitely maxed out.
>
> Any ideas as to stronger springs that would fit from any specific other
> vehicle models?  The shocks are all in good shape still, all the way
> around, but I don't know how old or what kind they are.
>
> Thanks for any pointers,
>
> Mike in NC
>
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