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Possible bargain shocks

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You need shorter shocks for lowering the van
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brycieboy wrote:You need shorter shocks for lowering the van
Yeah I understand that but 4 inches seems quite a lot, and I'm not lowering it just yet as the roads I drive ain't the best just thought as the shocks were so cheap id give them a go to tighten it up a bit
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i emailed the company to tell them they wernt right and they said caddy 2 on the thing, guess what his reply was....

'try to sell them'
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Their customer services r very poor. My delivery took about 8 days compared to the promised 2 days. Poor communication if any!
So missed my dead line for my mot...they replyed should be with u shortly,er,this was after a week.
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Hi, been interesting reading all ur posts!!

I'm in the process of sorting my caddy, just had it all painted now wanting to lower it,,

Questions.....

On the front,

do the golf mk5 front shocks fit???

And what springs fit? Caddy or golf springs?

How do I no if my front shocks are 50 or 55mm?

I'm going for 18" so would lowering it 55mm be low Enof?

Rears....

After reading ur posts I no I don't need to buy the mk2 caddy shocks! Touchy subject!!

Thinking of the dark side kit but do I need shocks to go with this??

Plz help an try an answer all my questions plz

Nathan 07545627499

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deanhook1978 wrote:Mine r on and fitted all ok. Cant remem which ones. Il look under n get the code...at some point.
How is the ride compared to stock? I managed to get a pair of the 54s. My standard shocks work fine but the ride in the back is terrible! Just (still) waiting for some continuous dry days/weekend to swap em over...
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NutterKam wrote: waiting for some continuous dry days/weekend ...
Looks like it's going to be a long wait this sh1tty weather is here till aug, I too have a new van waiting to be fitted out but every time I try to crack on the sky's just open up, tis p1ssing me right off.
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Lets rectify this thread again!

So the 54's no longer exist on the FK website
But they do have the 52's and It says on the spec tab that they fit the caddy2k???

So did anyone mange to get 52's fitted ok without any issue?

And/Or does anyone know where you can buy the 54's now? Or are they obsolete?

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I can only see two types under vw Caddy.
.......50 "fit for caddy 1"
.......52 "fit for caddy 2"
There are no ......54 listed which is what anyone who has previously had success has fitted.
Look back through the thread and you will see how many bought the 52 as they took caddy 2 as meaning 2k and not mk2.
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I got done with the wrong shocks too, thing is if you look on the specification for the shocks it does state caddy 2k.
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country boy wrote:I got done with the wrong shocks too, thing is if you look on the specification for the shocks it does state caddy 2k.

Yeah weird ain't it, that's why I'm hesitant about ordering the 52's because everyone on here who says they don't fit....!

FK need to sort this out I feel!

Does anyone know where to get the 54's???
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northern8019 wrote:
Yeah weird ain't it, that's why I'm hesitant about ordering the 52's because everyone on here who says they don't fit....!

FK need to sort this out I feel!

Does anyone know where to get the 54's???
i'm in the same boat been searching through lots of threads trying to work out what shocks to buy.
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I've got the FK shorter shocks on my caddy mk1 pickup and I've had no issue with them at all, seems daft FK used to do these and no they don't???
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northern8019 wrote:I've got the FK shorter shocks on my caddy mk1 pickup and I've had no issue with them at all, seems daft FK used to do these and no they don't???
yeah seems a bit stupid the only other ones I've seen mentioned is kw v1's but I haven't come across anywhere to order them.
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Just found these on ebay looks like they'll fit

2 rear Sport Lowering SHORTED Shock Absorber VW Caddy MK3 2K 2KN 2004-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251274276346? ... 1438.l2649

One set left look like the right thing.
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