MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Markmark.123 on March 20, 2015, 05:45:28 pm

Title: Coilover help
Post by: Markmark.123 on March 20, 2015, 05:45:28 pm

Just bought some new top mounts to fit with the new jom coilovers but the little plastic bit that goes in the top mount is loose and just slides down the damper any ideas what's up am I doing something wrong haha

Title: Re: Coilover help
Post by: Markmark.123 on March 20, 2015, 05:47:02 pm

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fkk253%2Frobertsmark%2F3B19B04D-75B2-437F-A9F0-1DA45E59B828.jpg&hash=02ce940d4f9847e30bb7e4c73d412e4f43c6b4b1)

Title: Re: Coilover help
Post by: Markmark.123 on March 20, 2015, 06:33:38 pm

Can any on help

Title: Re: Coilover help
Post by: th3_f15t on March 20, 2015, 08:21:36 pm

Have you bought coilovers of the right size, as only the GTI, GT TDI and R32 use 55mm strut, all others use a 50mm. Could be mismatched parts here? Just my 10p...

Title: Re: Coilover help
Post by: Markmark.123 on March 20, 2015, 09:29:42 pm

Year they are the write ones the more I look ate it I think it just sits on top of the bump stop

Title: Re: Coilover help
Post by: th3_f15t on March 21, 2015, 08:48:09 am

I've sadly never fitted suspension so I can't say, but one way to find out is to try. :happy2: