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Scirocco 16V struts
Are the struts, especially the front ones, the same for the 8V vs. the 16V
Scirocco, 1987? I had some work done on the car a few years ago and the guy doing the work cautioned that a lot of things in the 16V are not the same as the 8V because of the weight and positioning of the 16V engine. It seems to me that the weight would influence at least the front struts. - Bill _________________ I want to stand in the dark and see an audience feel the way I do. - Juliet Aubrey as Karen Knowles, Still Crazy (1998) |
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Scirocco 16V struts
I had an 88 16v Scirocco and 16v GTI and know the struts are different for the 8v versions. Make sure you get the right ones and their good quality. And remember as soon as the new ones are in your steering will feel different so you might want to drive it easy before driving it the way they like.
Fun fast cars On Tuesday, December 3, 2013 12:01:52 PM UTC-5, Bill Leary wrote: > Are the struts, especially the front ones, the same for the 8V vs. the 16V > > Scirocco, 1987? > > > > I had some work done on the car a few years ago and the guy doing the work > > cautioned that a lot of things in the 16V are not the same as the 8V because > > of the weight and positioning of the 16V engine. It seems to me that the > > weight would influence at least the front struts. > > > > - Bill > > _________________ > > I want to stand in the dark and see an audience feel the way I do. > > - Juliet Aubrey as Karen Knowles, Still Crazy (1998) |
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Scirocco 16V struts
There seems to be a bit of confusion about this.
Some are saying the struts, themselves, are different. Others are telling me the struts are the same but the springs are different. So if you get spring-less struts and put your old springs on them you're fine. - Bill wrote in message ... I had an 88 16v Scirocco and 16v GTI and know the struts are different for the 8v versions. Make sure you get the right ones and their good quality. And remember as soon as the new ones are in your steering will feel different so you might want to drive it easy before driving it the way they like. Fun fast cars On Tuesday, December 3, 2013 12:01:52 PM UTC-5, Bill Leary wrote: > Are the struts, especially the front ones, the same for the 8V vs. the 16V > > Scirocco, 1987? > > > > I had some work done on the car a few years ago and the guy doing the work > > cautioned that a lot of things in the 16V are not the same as the 8V > because > > of the weight and positioning of the 16V engine. It seems to me that the > > weight would influence at least the front struts. > > > > - Bill > > _________________ > > I want to stand in the dark and see an audience feel the way I do. > > - Juliet Aubrey as Karen Knowles, Still Crazy (1998) |
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Scirocco 16V struts
The best thing I can tell you is to look at the strut inserts on both the 8v and 16v and you will see they are different size. I don't believe the insert from a 16v will fit in a 8v housing.
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Scirocco 16V struts
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> ... > > The best thing I can tell you is to look at the strut inserts on both the > 8v > and 16v and you will see they are different size. I don't believe the > insert > from a 16v will fit in a 8v housing. The guy doing the work also does restorations. He's found the struts, without springs, for front and rear. The springs aren't a problem on the front since the originals are intact. But one of the back springs is broken a bit less than a quarter of a turn right at the bottom. We can't find rear springs. - Bill |
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