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    Postby S2000 » Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:16 am

    Does anyone have any experience of adjusting adjustables?

    my mk2 has them fitted and whilst I love the ride height and cornering - I am concerned that going down Peel rd, my teeth might actually fall out of my head.

    I'm guessing it's C spanner and keeping count of turns but the struts have 2 springs.... one for ride height and one for how hard the suspension is??

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    Re: Adjustable Coilovers

    Postby BBSparky » Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:30 am

    Would guess that they have one spring ( large one ) that governs ride height and the other will be a helper spring which basically keeps the main spring in place when the weight is take off it ( jacked up, airbourne ;) etc ). Damping would be adjusted by a dial on the damper. What make of coilovers are they?

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    Re: Adjustable Coilovers

    Postby BBSparky » Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:31 am

    oh and any pics of the mk2? :)
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    Re: Adjustable Coilovers

    Postby S2000 » Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:45 pm

    Don't know on the make of the Coilovers - remember they have blue springs

    Unfortunately no pics yet but I will get some sorted. It's the Grey 8v big bumper 3 door with the red lettering on the front GTI badge (if you're a mk2 geek like me - you'll probably know it from that!!)

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    Re: Adjustable Coilovers

    Postby tree » Wed Sep 22, 2010 5:56 pm

    yeah BBsparkys correct. I have his old mk2 at the moment actually. :D
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    Re: Adjustable Coilovers

    Postby BBSparky » Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:48 am

    May have to see about getting something sorted then as i know of quite a few about :D

    Tree, is that the old black one? Saw it parked in the Sea Terminal car park a few times recently
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    Re: Adjustable Coilovers

    Postby tree » Thu Sep 23, 2010 6:36 pm

    well yeah is an old black one but wouldn't have been me.. not been down that way with it.
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