[Vwdiesel] a2 Jetta rear suspension

[mikel]

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> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:15:47 -0600
> From: "brian gochnauer" <brian at gochnauer.net>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] a2 Jetta rear suspension
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
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> How about these bags.
> http://easystreetair.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=380
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> 
Umm, I think I'm a bit too financially challenged to look into that
option.  In fact, just about anything that requires more than 20 or 30
bucks
is out of my grasp, at present.  I do, however, have a fair assortment
of scrap metal lying around and welders and various hand and power
tools, and am willing to spend way too much time in order to make some
kind of improvements...

> 11:07:46 -0500
> From: Sandy Cameron <scameron at storm.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] a2 Jetta rear suspension
> To: mikel <mikel at buncombe.main.nc.us>, vwdiesel at audifans.com
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> A local  guy who operates a plastics business out of the trunk of his Jetta
> has raised the lower spring seats 2" by removing the shocks and fitting
> sleeves of pipe 2" long over them for the seats to rest on. Seems to work
> well for him. 
> The load of tools and supplies stays in the car, so it always looks
> level/normal. 
> Not "jacked up"
> 
> Sandy 

I like that idea, if it doesn't rain today I'll get the thing up in the air 
and see what all I need to have to do it.  I've been wanting to get a closer 
look at the springs for awhile now.


> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:36:37 -0600
> From: James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] a2 Jetta rear suspension
> To: DIESEL <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
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> for that kind of change, just increase the rear spring rate- that's what 
> "stronger springs" mean anyway....
> You do this by rendering a portion of the spring ineffective- say by 
> installing a spring rubber- one of those circular rubber spring rubbers 
> you can get a canadian tire/flaps or the like that have an "H" shaped 
> cross section.  should cost 12 bucks or so for one, which should be all 
> you need, just cut one in half so you have 2.
> See; > http://www.springrubber.com/?section=1
> this just came up on google, but you'll get what I'm talking about.
> zip-tie the thing in as well, they fall out at the damndest times.
> if you have chunks of your springs missing, then you need to get springs 
> in the future and the rubber is just a band-aid, but if they are intact, 
> that's what I would do.
> -james
> 
I didn't know there was such a thing, thanks...I'll have to see if the
local FLAPS have them and what they cost - I like *Your* price a whole
 lot better than that website's price :)

Mike