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Kent Casual Dubber

35 posts · joined Feb 2013 ·

#954301
Hi all
im interested in lowing my front end a tad.
could anyone recommend where to buy some from? also what's available and works the best ?
does anything else have to be changed besides the strut?

also budget is a big one, I am 18 year old on apprentice wages so im looking for a cheap/safe way to bring the front down.

if anyone could help me out with information that would be helpful 🙂
cheers in advance

Kent.

RISKY4LIFE Officially Full-On Dubber

308 posts · joined Jul 2010 ·

#954312
mmm Joel will be able to help much more then me .... sbag and lbag have different strut tops so make sure u get the right one if you are replacing them and im not sure if the shocks are the same ??? might be ? next thing i know is empi make an adjustable strut setup around 200 bux ?? sorry im not much help

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#954314
You have a couple of options
It all depends om what wheels you want to run

If you want to run stock width then the easiest is to lower the cups on your struts
have a look here
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=48798&page=1

If you want to run 6" - 7" rims under stock guards you nee a thin spring strut like these



You can get them from V Force or VVDS here in Australia or Topline in the US
http://toplineparts.com/lower-your.html

Either start with just the lowered cup and short insert way just so it looks good and handles better or get the thin spring shock and then your options are better

It all depends on you wheels
Sort that out first
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Kent Casual Dubber

35 posts · joined Feb 2013 ·

#954318
thanks that was very helpful 🙂
I will deffently be doing this soon 😀

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#954390
i just put in a set of the 2.5in adjustable EMPI struts they work very well www.cip1.com has em will cost about $200 odd landed

u will need the strut and the adjustable insert,
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empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#954393
Before n after

is yr car a 1302 or 1303? ("S" or "L" Bug)

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#954397
As Bizarre says plan ahead with what you want to run with wheels.

You can get the adjustable struts with inserts in Aus from Classic VW and other places for around the $220 mark

https://www.classicveedub.com.au/cvd_new/part_detail.aspx?parts_id=16905

They work well if you are sticking with stock wheels or 15s upto 5.5" wide but anything wider needs narrow coil struts.
The tapered springs from Topline buy you alittle more width but not much.

rewelding the lower spring cup works well and costs nothing if you can weld but you are stuck with whatever height you weld them at, adjustables you can atleast fine tune.

TorxKiwi Officially Full-On Dubber

231 posts · joined Jun 2011 ·

#954529
I fitted the Empi adjustables from Classics. About $220 with inserts from memory, easy to fit and did the job nicely. Running standard wheels though.
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SebastienPeek Custom Title Time!

1,657 posts · joined May 2011 ·

#954544
Topline MaXX adjustable struts are what I ran.
Fit 8" wide wheels under the front with about 0.5" of room before I hit the spring itself.

Like people have said, just welding the lower cup to a new position and getting new springs to suit is an easier alternative and a lot cheaper.
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