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Offline Andy

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50 or 55mm
« on: January 19, 2009, 05:37:04 pm »
 i have a 54 plate 2.0 gttdi mk 5 golf=does any body know if the hub size where the shocker goes is 50 or 55mm on the front

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Re: 50 or 55mm
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2009, 05:40:41 pm »
there doesn't seem to be any hard and fast rules as to which cars have what diameter struts, i.e model and year etc. I was told this by a couple of tuners when ordering parts for my golfs, I was adviced the best thing to do is measure what you have fitted :happy2:

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Re: 50 or 55mm
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2009, 05:44:16 pm »
yeah i think i will have to measure it,don't want to get to awesome & find they are different diameter

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Re: 50 or 55mm
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2009, 06:09:54 pm »
Al at Awesome said that 90% of MK5s were 55mm, easiest way is to get a piece of string around the shocker body, then measure then divide by pi.

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Re: 50 or 55mm
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2009, 06:21:33 pm »
I've been told that to, that most mk5's are 55mm but its probably best to check what you have :happy2: