bus914 Custom Title Time!
1,230 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
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how low can the rear of a type 3 go before different shocks should be used
VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome
5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
Std shocks? All the way...
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humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Your bump stops will hit before the shocks bottom out....
empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Low and when i say low i mean LLLLOOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!! All the way ,..... and get rid of the bump stops.
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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome
5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
lol.. I think you should be asking some other questions like 'how do I re-engineer the subframe to go lower'?
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type3lover in the garage...
796 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·
Depends if u want a safe and driveable vehicle or a show pony that almost scrapes the sills on the bitumen! Std shocks are ok but if there is not any travel in them (from being way too low) then they won't do much anyway.
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humpty Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,336 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
The point is that on the rear... the bump stops hit way before the shocks bottom out.... My Notch is 2 notches down in the rear and the bump stops are trimed.... I run stock length GR2's on the rear and it rides fine.... Still got loads of travel.... Mind you, when I have 3 ppl in the back it does touch the bump stops.....No pan scraping evident..... Yet!!! That is the next project!...Yeee harr!
[ Edited on 21-5-2006 by humpty ]
[ Edited on 21-5-2006 by humpty ]