I think I am going to "join your club" here with my 99 A4 Jetta.
Measurements to top of wheel well "pre fixing" = Front 25 3/4" and rear 27"
Strut mounts show 1/2 gap (shot).
First I need to look closer to get a full list of parts needed (and check out the rear control arm bushings.)
If the rear can go more time, I plan to just fix just the front for now.
Front:
I know I need to do LCA bushings in the front as well as the strut bushings, etc. So as long as I got to go that far into it, I might as well go with Bilstein TC's struts. and at the price of the Rock Auto springs, why not?
So I figure new strut bushings will raise me 1/2", and it should like the VR6 springs will give me another 1/2? and do I need to add a 10mm spacer (1 or 2)? I bet my 130K miles springs are sacked out some as well.
That would give me 26 3/4" on the front wheel well without spacers (which is 1/4" less then rear)
But this is only 1" taller then what I currently have? I do plan on moving up to 205/70/15 tires as well.
Am I understanding here that if you have a (like new) stock front end, and change to the VR6 springs, you only gain 1/2" of ride height?
I am tired of slamming my subframe every time I hit a dip in the road, and if I drive over anything over 2" it seems to bounce around under the car. This time of year there are dead skunks in the road. (and at 4:30am sometimes I don't see them)
not sure what I want to do to the rear yet, I don't tow anything, trunk is empty accept for spare tire. I never even have passengers in the car.
And I just want to do this once
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