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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 11:58 PM
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so good. why can't the rears go lower for fwd? do your bags bottom out?
 
Old Jul 5, 2011 | 08:46 AM
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jelly of the sport cloth seats. I can't stands muh leatherette!

How long did it take you to polish all four wheels? They look awesome! I remember seeing the thread you started on the zine and wondering if you'd ever finish the wheels lol
 
Old Jul 5, 2011 | 09:18 AM
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The rears are set-up like MK3's strut and spring combo, or in my case, airstrut. They bolt to a mount that bolts to the car. I could make them lower if I cut the mount of the rest of the way (I have it cut in half now). I know of one other guy with a fwd on bags, he said he cut the bottom portion of the mount off completely and was tucken tire and rim on 15s but he could never produce a photo of it. So to save myself from pulling the bag out of the clamps I cut it in half. I'll get some pics up this week when my 20mm spacers come in to show you the difference. Also fwd is not independent rear suspension, so it will never camber in like the quattro.
 
Old Jul 5, 2011 | 09:20 AM
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The gray circle is the portion I cut in half. Where the bump stop is just picture a bag, clamped to the strut at the top and bottom. Kind of a sorry design, to much pressure will make the bag pull from the clamp real easily. Once I get the money I'm gonna get airlift or bagyard rears, much much better design.
 
Old Jul 5, 2011 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by CCA4
jelly of the sport cloth seats. I can't stands muh leatherette!

How long did it take you to polish all four wheels? They look awesome! I remember seeing the thread you started on the zine and wondering if you'd ever finish the wheels lol
Took me about a month. I'm married with a 4 year old son though...haha so I couldn't work on them day in and day out.
 


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