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1981 VW Rabbit LS Deluxe 4 Door rear coil springs

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#1 ·
Hey everyone! Brand new to the forum. As you can see by the title, my newest purchase is a 1981 VW Rabbit LS Deluxe 4 door, 4 speed and I am having the hardest time tracking down new coil springs for it. I paid $800 for it from a local hippie. It has 187K miles, but a 1.6 TD out of a 1992 Jetta and a Veggie oil conversion. If I could enlist some help from you guys to help me find the right springs? I’d greatly appreciate it
 
#8 ·
I don't have a link,..
and probably not a picture.
I like Boge turbogas struts,. now Sachs advantage.
The spring seats that come with them don't fit the springs.
So I slide them on the strut first,
then a piece of 2" exhaust pipe slides down over the strut.
It should be large enough diameter to fit over the thing on the bottom of the spring seat
then I slide the stock spring seat over that,.. then the spring.
I haven't had a problem with any banging or anything from them topping out, if they do.
Looks good normally and helps alot when it's got a load.
 
#6 ·
I would replace the springs.
They are not expensive and at this age will benefit from a replacement.


One of my biggest regrets looking back in the last decade might be waiting so long to replace the factory springs.

Maybe springs from a cabriolet would be a little higher?
 
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