[Vwdiesel] Raising a Rabbit

[Tony and Lillie]

I"ve done it in the past with MK2 golf/Jetta front springs cut down a bit 
(they will rais it something like 2.5 inches, and a second rear spring perch 
with a piece of pipe between it and the bottom perch, to act as a spacer and 
raise the spring up a bit. I usually only go about an inch or so, though. 
This is because you are loosing downward travel on the struts as you raise 
the spring on them. You also are effectively changing the suspension 
geometry, and an inch or so is about all you can get away with without also 
lowering the subframe and steering rack. A spacer between the body and the 
top of the struts as suggested by Patrick is another way to go. That way, 
you don't affect the suspension travel. However, you still are affecting the 
geometry of the control arm and tie rod.

The rear is much less complicated, as it's geometry is not significantly 
affected. IOW, you can easily raise the rear more than the front, but, once 
again, only if you do it without affecting the travel of the strut. 
Otherwise, you will have a lot of bottoming of the strut when the car is 
empty.

Tony

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Subject: [Vwdiesel] Raising a Rabbit


> Is it possible to raise the ride height of a rabbit? I live in a rural 
> area and more ground clearance would be very useful.