Skip navigation

Rear springs

Post

Back to the top
Has anyone got a recommendation for standard  rear springs ?

Seen Kilen on EBay which keep cropping up on search

Any suggestions as mine I've decided have "sagged" as slightly lower at back now and springs are slightly loose - can turn them freely  if you jack wheel off ground 


MK1 Golf GTi Campaign:Alpine White, Vauxhall Omega MV6, Alpina B10 3.3 Touring, Dolomite Sprint, MG ZT V6, Volvo T5 R estate  6C2B5B6F-1CA5-44CA-A93C-6B7F5206CD7F.jpeg

Post

Back to the top
The rear springs are not under a lot of load when wheels of the ground,.
You don't need spring compressors when replacing them, it's usually the rubber mount ontop of the rear strut that squashes over time and can give the car the low back end look.

If you look underneath the wheel arch you should see the rubber bush between the body and strut

https://www.classic-vw.co.uk/mk1-golf-lower-rear-suspension-bearing-repro-171512333-19326-p.asp

1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.

Post

Back to the top
Yes that's a thought 

Just assumed the springs had created the issue with car being sat so long over the years without use.

I've got some spare rubber bushes so will take a strut off and compare the thickness - as you point out new ones aren't much anyway but it'll give an idea if they've squashed up 

Thanks 

MK1 Golf GTi Campaign:Alpine White, Vauxhall Omega MV6, Alpina B10 3.3 Touring, Dolomite Sprint, MG ZT V6, Volvo T5 R estate  6C2B5B6F-1CA5-44CA-A93C-6B7F5206CD7F.jpeg

Post

Back to the top
Bought a pair of new springs for rear this week.

Stripped the O/S rear unit off car and got spring out - pic shows the existing spring on right is quite a bit shorter than the new one - so hopefully this will fix the squat position at rear  E3434511-8295-4DE5-8464-80EA46FF5BB2.jpeg 8D86F929-70FA-40EE-9B9E-26C4082E572D.jpeg

MK1 Golf GTi Campaign:Alpine White, Vauxhall Omega MV6, Alpina B10 3.3 Touring, Dolomite Sprint, MG ZT V6, Volvo T5 R estate  6C2B5B6F-1CA5-44CA-A93C-6B7F5206CD7F.jpeg
0 guests and 0 members have just viewed this: None.