Looking at the photo, I would suggest that it will settle but to about standard ride height. Only other thing is making sure that the wishbone bolts were tightened with the vehicle weight on the ground, otherwise you will effectively have a preload holding it up, and the bushes will then wear prema...

Did u compress the springs and do the top caps up all the way, sometimes the topmount isnt as low on the shock as it could be Yeah they needed compressing and i thought the springs would locate themselves once on the road if out a tad. They where in place on the lower cup definitely. I maybe need s...

I would be very grateful if anyone could help me out today so i can still call companies etc.

I really need to establish if i have the wrong springs, tired rear sus or already lowered motor Asap.

Thanks

What was the drop of the spring? Did you compare the height of the springs with the old ones you took off? Have a look at this thread, you can see the difference in the rear mounts, mine was even more squashed than those in the picture but if you do change them it will increase the ride height at t...

I only changed the front set up, struts etc

I missed that out originally Sorry.

I fitted all good spec stuff. Billy arms, billy b4 dampers, billy springs, polybushs all round, new ball joints, arb the lot :)

Well nothing ever goes right for me so how could a suspension swap over go smoothly too :| haha It took 2 days as i think this car has NEVER seen grease so every pinch bolts etc was corroded in place and took hours of heat and force. The ball joint pinch bolts stuck in place even with the nuts off a...

I found out you will need to remove 1 of the track rods from the steering rack so you can get the rack out as it does not fit though the holes in the body either end, mine was a Mk1 Golf Cabriolet so you might be luckly with a Scirocco? Haynes has measurements from the end of the rack to the track ...

Thanks for all the advice, I really wish i was not replying on a mobile arrrghh I have new bumps stops, covers and also outer stainless arb brackets so hopefully it will help. I also have shocker bodies painted up ready for new inserts and new new bolts for the bodies (not the offset ones sadly) It ...

As the title states im fitting new, arms, poly bushes, rack, tie rod, track rods ends, balljoints, shocks, springs and top mounts and refurbished arb with bushes this week. Is there any bits to watch out for or awkward things i need to work around? Like the arb removal etc? I plan to just throw it o...

You could also go down the BBM Bahn Brenner route. https://www.bahnbrenner.com/vw_audi/categories/251/VW_Turbo_Kits Mark 2 KR 16v is the best fun. Once your revs are up, fairly quick and can keep up with most modern cars. Just a very limited top speed. Standard engine, K and N air filter, webber ca...

What is a bubble and tall block then? It seems reading the bubble has no height gain so should fit better.

Catch tank systems will always create mess and oil to a point. The whole purpose of it is to remove the recycling of hot breather air into the intake and vent it to atmosphere. They catch alot but naturally a good deal of oil vapour always makes it to the filter still and drips once it saturates it....

Thanks for the replies :) Ill check the instructions if any are in the box and i don't think any up or down play is present thankfully. Id imagine its not fixable as the play is too severe. As a toolmaker in my day i would of got a clip round the head and these would be in the scrap pile if i made t...

I am about to put a brand new everything on the mk2. Rack,shocks, arms,polybushed,springs etc :-D Hopefully it will get old Sam driving nice again. Whilst prepping and cleaning up the strut bodies ready for dropping the new b4s in i tried the old inserts back in. They feel quite loose in there compa...

There is also a AGG engine near us for under £100