gdizzle Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Ok, so I've spent the morning cruisin the net gathering info. I think I have got every spring made for our cars, if there is one I missed, let me know. I didn't include SPAX, because they don't make springs for us anymore. People are always asking about springs so I figured I just compile a list. Anyway here is the list from the least to most drop according to the companies specs on line. If you know if the spring is progressive wound or not, let me know. TME- 25mmHeico- 30mmEibach- 30.5mm (1.2") H&R- 33mm (1.3") progressiveWeitec- 35mm non-progressiveSAM- 35mmFK- 35mm/40mm(f/r)Intrax- 38.1mm (1.5")Apex- 40mmOMP- 40mmB+G- 40.6mm (1.6") pregressive(?)FK- 60mm/40mm(f/r) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappo Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Just what we needed with all the spring/lower questions lately. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 eibach are progressive and you missed FK at 60mm drop 2.3inch ish biggest drop that i know of apart from coilovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 eibach are progressive and you missed FK at 60mm drop 2.3inch ish biggest drop that i know of apart from coilovers←FK makes volvos springs? I'm on it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 FK makes volvos springs? I'm on it..←holy crap they do! I'm all over that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the underlørd Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 the drop on the TME is waaay more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 the drop on the TME is waaay more than that.←thats the advertised drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orange850t Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 pn FKVV004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Like Chuck said, I don't see our cars handeling a 60mm drop in the front. That's 2 23/64" of a drop! The CVs would hate life, but the KWs drop 60mm right? Just checked, the KWs lower 35-65mm. Anyone here with the KWs on a full drop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the underlørd Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Like Chuck said, I don't see our cars handeling a 60mm drop in the front. That's 2 23/64" of a drop! The CVs would hate life, but the KWs drop 60mm right? Just checked, the KWs lower 35-65mm. Anyone here with the KWs on a full drop?←Don't the MY + 99 guys and V2s have CV joint problems? Didn't Jim go through this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Don't the MY + 99 guys and V2s have CV joint problems? Didn't Jim go through this?←The problem was the way the KWs are made. The shock housing was too low and rubbing on the boot which would eventually tear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the underlørd Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 The problem was the way the KWs are made. The shock housing was too low and rubbing on the boot which would eventually tear it.←Ok, gotcha. I wonder of the guys that have V2's.. do any of them roll around on full drop? Stephen, Jim, Adam? Buhler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 website for FK? im not familiar with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickThatClutch Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 I dropped mine all the way down till the tops of the tires hit the fenders. I still have much thread left. YOu can definately drop it more than 65mm. I had to raise mine because the fender took a beating at that ride height.Also the 99+ have a different CV design and I guess dual CV boots. There is a clearance problem between the bottom of the KW and the top of the boot. Orginally, I thought this might be only a problem with the manual cars as people such as Jim, Mack and Rob reported tears. I have torn mine on my automatic car. I advise anyone that has KWs on a 99+ car to keep a close eye on the CV. I'm currently working on getting new front coilovers for my car. The amount of drop has nothing to do with this problem. Its just the clearance of the bottom of the strut. If you were at full height or at full drop the clearance wouldn't change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 website for FK? im not familiar with them←Big VW tuner. They make nice stuff. google fk automotive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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