Coilover ride height, sort of

Post by **Ammo** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:01 am

Might be a stupid question but on the Golf the rears aren't normal coilovers they are just a shock with a collar at the bottom that can be moved to 3 positions.

Am I right in thinking that the lowest one is for the lowest ride height?

Only reason I ask is with the fronts you compress the spring to reduce the ride height, but I don't know if that applies to the rears

Nik_L · Post by **Nik_L** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:09 am

Yeah same idea as the fronts.

I take it you mean they have a shock and a pigtailed spring, with the adjuster cups on the bottom of the spring??

106pete · Post by **106pete** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:11 am

Yeah the lower the seat the lower the ride hight, the front sounds weird having to compress the spring to go lower!

Post by **Ammo** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:18 am

Collar at the bottom is moveable

Fronts the more you compress the spring the lower it goes

Supermarine Blues · Post by **Supermarine Blues** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:52 pm

Try driving over a collapsed drain.

Lowers ride height much quicker on a 'Lude.

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:48 pm

Supermarine Blues wrote:Try driving over a collapsed drain.

Lowers ride height much quicker on a 'Lude.