Originally Posted by cody (Post 94357)

Cool. IIRC they're like $50 or $60 from the dealer...I'll look online when I get home.

Originally Posted by cody (Post 94385)

I will have to do the "washer mod".

Originally Posted by cody (Post 94395)

It's not?

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS (Post 94407)

TiC sells a machined, properly sized "washer" for this.

Originally Posted by cody (Post 94413)

Those are pricey especially if I factor in shipping from Ohio to get it here by Friday.

Where would you suggest I go to buy some high quality washers?

Originally Posted by cody (Post 94415)

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j4.../VW-OhSnap.gif

Thank you so much for your help. :roll:

Originally Posted by sperry (Post 94416)

That must suck... you know spending $25 to get free springs. :P

R&E fasteners can probably find something for if you know the specs (I.D., O.D., thickness, grade). But I wouldn't run on standard Lowes washers for very long, 'cause apparently you'll wear out the top mount eventually.

Originally Posted by yobtah (Post 11583698)

Okay... so I took apart and reassembled my suspension today (again... what a pain in the a**). The washers are 9/16" inside diameter and 1-1/8" outside diameter.

When I removed them from the rear struts, I was able to match them up with an unopened package on my workbench. The package says:

Hillman 9/16" SAE Flat Washers Hardened
UPC code (barcode) is: 0 08236 70652 9
H# 880260 (I'm guessing this is Hillman's product number)

The outside diameter of these is really close to the inside diameter of the '04 style rear strut tops. I think this is good because it prevented them from sliding on each other. They fit tight enough inside the strut tops that it was necessary to lube them with some grease and tap them with a screwdriver to remove them. Nothing like that was necessary when I installed them... I simply kept everything aligned while I tighted the top nuts. That pulled the washers into the strut tops. I suppose you could lube them a bit during installation also.

The washers are between 1/16" and 1/8" thick (around 3/32"). I used two washers stacked inside each rear strut top. That provided enough thickness to tighten the top nuts on the Konis. It's definitely possible to use more... and it may be necessary with a different amount of threads on a different rear strut top. I think you want to use as few washers as possible, however.

I hope this makes sense... and I hope it helps. Let me know if you have more questions.

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS (Post 94417)

If it's not worth doing the mod the "right" way, such as it is, then I guess I wasn't very helpful. But if you're gonna do things half-assed, go right ahead. But don't bitch because you are being too cheap to spend less than $50 to get free springs.

Originally Posted by MPREZIV (Post 94421)

Buy coil-overs, and STFU! :P




:lol:

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS (Post 94427)

Damn, total lose/lose. Either your car rides like crap, or you get beat by a bunch of other guys whose girlfriends don't complain about their cars. :lol:

Originally Posted by nKoan (Post 94428)

I just solve that problem by not talking to girls.

Originally Posted by cody (Post 94425)

Nor would I have an excuse when my GF whoops me for making my car ride like hell.

Originally Posted by Joeyy (Post 94441)

I got coilovers and my GF married me!..

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS (Post 94427)

Damn, total lose/lose. Either your car rides like crap, or you get beat by a bunch of other guys whose girlfriends don't complain about their cars. :lol:

Originally Posted by M3n2c3 (Post 94458)

Cody, I know someone who might be willing to trade you a full set of 05 struts, topmounts, and prodrive springs for your agx struts, topmounts, and eibachs. . .

;)