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Chevy432 Samba Member
Joined: February 04, 2015 Posts: 22 Location: Canada
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 11:14 pm Post subject: 80 Rabbit Shock/Strut |
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Just having a hard time understanding what the difference between a strut and shock are and also how to tell which one I should be replacing. When I go over a speed bump my car bounces around way to much after I'm over them, also when I back up off my driveway I always hear a clunk and scrap sound coming from the back end of the car when I drop off the driveway onto the street. The cars pretty old and I bet I should be replacing them anyways, just dont know which ones to do first. Also I want to put a hitch on the back and tow a tiny trailer with my dirtbike on it in the near future.
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Danwvw Samba Member
Joined: July 31, 2012 Posts: 8892 Location: Oregon Coast
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 1:41 am Post subject: Re: 80 Rabbit Shock/Strut |
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Well they have struts in front and regular shocks in the rear. The strusts went out completely on my 80 Rabbit pick up truck and it was like riding in a dumpster crashing over every bump. _________________ 1960 Beetle And 1679cc DP W-100 & Dual Zeniths! |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12815 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 3:58 am Post subject: Re: 80 Rabbit Shock/Strut |
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacPherson_strut
The Rabbit has coil over struts in the front & coil over shocks in the rear. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Danwvw Samba Member
Joined: July 31, 2012 Posts: 8892 Location: Oregon Coast
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12815 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 12:52 pm Post subject: Re: 80 Rabbit Shock/Strut |
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Danwvw wrote: |
I remember leaf springs on my 80 pick up. |
That would be correct, the pick ups had rear leaf spring suspension, the rest of the rabbits had coil over shocks. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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stewardc Samba Member
Joined: August 06, 2005 Posts: 73
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 4:05 am Post subject: Re: 80 Rabbit Shock/Strut |
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I would do the front first. KYB make some nice replacements and I've used them on my pickup. The little trailer is certainly doable with the proper hitch. I just shove mine in the back
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