[Vwdiesel] Front strut mounting

[Tad]

There's also the airbags or those rubber wedges you can get to help keep the
springs from sagging under weight.

On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 7:48 AM, Patrick Dolan <pmdolan at sasktel.net> wrote:

> There is a VW special tool, and there are many, many aftermarket ones as
> well.  They are called spring or strut compressors, and come in a couple of
> versions:  the kind that mount in a vice and pull the spring down onto a
> cast ring (the original VW version);  the kind that use a pair of
> independant hooks that tighten a clamp bolt onto two sides of the coil (very
> inexpensive) and many variations on above that use air or hydraulic power to
> do this in a hurry.
>
> It is not the shock "strength" that carries the weight, it is the coils
> themselves.  The shocks merely dampen their motion (to prevent bounce).
>  There are a large number of aftermarket suppliers of stronger, longer and
> shorter springs to fit our struts.  Eibach, Koni, Shine Racing and so on.
>  Almost any "performance" aftermarket site will have them.  You also will
> want a decent set of matched shocks (Bilstein, Koni, KYB, etc.) that are
> often sold as a set witht the springs.  You can't use the pickup stuff
> because it has a very different rear suspension.
>
> Look on vwvortex, vwdiesel, tdiclub and so on in the classified sections,
> and you can get them new from vendors, or quite often used from members.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: adamo robison <adamanderr at hotmail.com>
> Date: Friday, May 1, 2009 8:38 am
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Front strut mounting
>
> >
> > is there a special tool need to replace front and rear shocks on
> > our old rabbits. its time for mine.  also can i buy higher rated
> > shocks since i carry a lot of weight in my poor rabbit. maybe the
> > truck versions?
> >
> > > From: tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net
> > > To: matt_lisa at sprynet.com; davevw at yahoo.com; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > > Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:03:49 -0500
> > > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Front strut mounting
> > >
> > > We did them at the shop all the time with a chisel punched in
> > there. It does
> > > take some patience, though.
> > >
> > > Tony
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >
> > > > lol, I tried the screwdriver trick!  Let's just say there's no
> > way that
> > > > puppy is coming off without the special tool.  That clamp is
> > tight!  I
> > > > have one on the way.  It's only $15 for it, so not too much
> > harm done.
> > > >
> > > > I also had to order new swaybar bushing clamps, as VW changed
> > them in
> > > > MY2002.  I didn't realize this when I ordered new bushings, so
> > now I get
> > > > to wait on those as well.
> > > >
> > > > -Matt
> > > > http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/
> > > >
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