knut
Posts : 57 Reputation : 75 Swagger : 1 Join date : 2011-08-09 Age : 29 Location : Mattawan
| Subject: MK2 white on white August 11th 2012, 7:44 pm | |
| Instead of saving money and buying important things for school I bought a MK2 Jetta instead. I'll be going to Michigan Tech up in the UP in a few months so the plan was to lift the Jetta using my buddies old VR Passat wagon suspension. I was super excited to have pretty much the only lifted MK2 Jetta around, and thought maybe I could do a little off-roading. So I got the suspension put it and it looked awesome, the rears anyway. I pulled apart the stock front struts to use the upper mounts, but come to find out they wouldn't fit the hefty VR6 springs which was a bit of a bummer, so I just used the stock springs with the newer VR shock. So I was finally done putting it all together and just in time for Eurohanger: If you were on the cruise from Kzoo you could probably tell that the car was a little bouncy. Actually a lot bouncy.. and it was. It was very uncomfortable to ride in, and just wasn't going to work. Luckily, since I had already destroyed the stock suspension, I had the cup kit from my Corrado sitting in the basement, so now the car is lowered instead of lifted. The gap was about 8 inches from lifted to lowered. I've been preparing for paint the last couple of days, and it is being sprayed tomorrow morning, I also sprayed the bumpers and other plastic pieces to make the paint pop. Future plans: -Wood floor in the trunk -Subs -Roof rack | |
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nightestkiduknow
Posts : 1242 Reputation : 1359 Swagger : 27 Join date : 2011-10-31 Age : 40 Location : newaygo,MI
| Subject: Re: MK2 white on white August 12th 2012, 11:04 am | |
| she was very bouncy for sure lol it will look nice with some new paint!!!
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titzwhip
Posts : 325 Reputation : 369 Swagger : 4 Join date : 2012-02-23 Age : 34 Location : mattawan
| Subject: Re: MK2 white on white August 12th 2012, 10:36 pm | |
| Nice! Can't wait to see it with some fresh paint! | |
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Chad G
Posts : 2207 Reputation : 2324 Swagger : 28 Join date : 2011-08-05 Location : Kalama-pothole-zoo
| Subject: Re: MK2 white on white August 13th 2012, 1:51 am | |
| so much better now! i was wondering who owned the jacked up mk2 on the way you eurohanger. | |
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knut
Posts : 57 Reputation : 75 Swagger : 1 Join date : 2011-08-09 Age : 29 Location : Mattawan
| Subject: Re: MK2 white on white August 13th 2012, 9:56 am | |
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Goldmember
Posts : 1124 Reputation : 1207 Swagger : 10 Join date : 2011-08-09 Age : 32 Location : Scotts, MI
| Subject: Re: MK2 white on white August 13th 2012, 12:01 pm | |
| Hell yeah the car looks spectacular! | |
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titzwhip
Posts : 325 Reputation : 369 Swagger : 4 Join date : 2012-02-23 Age : 34 Location : mattawan
| Subject: Re: MK2 white on white August 13th 2012, 1:16 pm | |
| Very nice! Now we just need tanners painted hahaha | |
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