Doc

[DADDY]

Vans a credit to ya Doc looks very clean well done dude.

[Kuro]

Really nice van Doc... Looks brill in black

[shiggybiggs]

Nice!

[Baddy]

you can just put MK5 Golf 55mm front shocks on, they are exactly the same.

Sure about that? Strut and stroke length and all that? I'm pretty sure that's how this



was accomplished That's on 15s I think. Arch/wheel contact, catching is a given, and they're rippled to f*ck

[hedge]

the tdi caddy uses mk5 golf gti shocks. (55mm)
the sdi caddy uses mk5 golf shocks (50mm)

[Baddy]

the tdi caddy uses mk5 golf gti shocks. (55mm)
the sdi caddy uses mk5 golf shocks (50mm)

Why is the ride height so much higher on ours then, considering the rolling radius of the wheels/tyres fitted is the same, and the struts are the same?

[colm1988]

that touran was in pvw once, think it was December 08, but anyway it has a caddy front end which looks so wrong but yet so right....u got to check his under side of the touran.......Dents, scrapes, and lot lots more hahahahaha what a legend

[hedge]

Why is the ride height so much higher on ours then, considering the rolling radius of the wheels/tyres fitted is the same, and the struts are the same?

Even the springs are the same!
must be the strut towers are lower
some variants of the shock are touran ones too (sometimes fitted to the golf just to confused things!!)
but all the front suspension is golf!!

[Baddy]

Even the springs are the same!
must be the strut towers are lower
some variants of the shock are touran ones too (sometimes fitted to the golf just to confused things!!)
but all the front suspension is golf!!

Yeah I was thinking it would be the towers, after I posted I've had this and our mk5 GT and they are indeed the same. Its totally random.

[colm1988]

any updates with this Doc?

[BIGNICK]

Props doc, lovely motor..

did you get that touran pic of the edition38 forum?
im pretty sure ive read that build thread, guys a nutter!

if i can remember he had to removed the power steering motor to get it that low, think the guy lost his license for driving an un road worthy motor.. what a ledge..

[feeman]

hats off to that fella thats unreal low, wouldnt last 2 minutes of driving on irish roads

[Doc]

No updates lately, Gonna do the door pillars, inside handles and the sliding rail cover in 3M carbon fibre over the next few weeks. Might change the Parrot kit for the MKi9200 version and mount in a different location so I can wrap the radio surround too. Then the GTI rear brakes will come along with the obligatory 16" spare wheel. Must redo the checker plate linoleum in the back too, it's getting a but tatty.
Release bearings are in on Thursday coming so the 6 speed box isn't too far away, after that a full strip down and clean of the EGR along with a blanking kit will leave me ready for a half decent remap. About time!

[colm1988]

No updates lately, Gonna do the door pillars, inside handles and the sliding rail cover in 3M carbon fibre over the next few weeks. Might change the Parrot kit for the MKi9200 version and mount in a different location so I can wrap the radio surround too. Then the GTI rear brakes will come along with the obligatory 16" spare wheel. Must redo the checker plate linoleum in the back too, it's getting a but tatty.
Release bearings are in on Thursday coming so the 6 speed box isn't too far away, after that a full strip down and clean of the EGR along with a blanking kit will leave me ready for a half decent remap. About time!

nice one and what about lowering?

[Doc]

With the roads I travel I can't really afford to lower it, wish I could afford air!