Anybody fitted VW Golf Alloys?

Post by **Ricatron** » 05 Oct 2007 09:03 am

yeah the mk1 has a single rear leaf spring but from what i have seen its just the same as the pics i have seen on here.

oh yes i will add pics too.

sorry if we have taken over this thread slightly

Post by **Chris_C** » 05 Oct 2007 09:35 am

John Smith from the VOC gave me some books etc last night, and when going through them in the pub, it looks like the mk1 has a single transverse leaf coming off the diff... Like the new (I want to say chevy, but could be mustang?) with the carbon single rear leaf.

I've not seen a mk1 in the scrappies for years, so can't remember!

Post by **340GLT** » 05 Oct 2007 12:11 pm

Are you sure its a leaf spring chris? Afaik all 300 had same rear suspension design. However i know vert early cars had a damper mounted to the back of the diff, this however was brought to volvo as a problem area and so in the green fitting books there was a bulliten to remove said damper!!!!
Adam

Post by **Ricatron** » 05 Oct 2007 12:57 pm

from what i have seen on my 343 there is a upright damper and a single leaf spring. if thats what its called?

its a single flexible metal bar that is in place of a coil style spring. same as the 360's i have seen pictured on the forum.

if i get a chance when i get home i will start a thread and put a few pics of the leaf springs.

i will call the thread..............my yellow 343
original isnt it

Post by **SteveP** » 05 Oct 2007 01:00 pm

Sounds like a standard 300 setup to me... and I recall the same as what Adam said...

Post by **foggyjames** » 05 Oct 2007 10:55 pm

Have you been smoking something Chris? I know it's a special day...

Facelift 960s have a transverse leaf spring....wierd!

Really stupid, slightly insulting question.....sure you're not thinking of the axle beam?

cheers

James

Post by **classicswede** » 06 Oct 2007 12:12 pm

The suspension on all 300's is basicaly the same - rear end wise its the same as the 66 in set up.

Post by **Chris_C** » 07 Oct 2007 05:13 pm

Just re-reading the books, the quote is "... Superior qualities of the de Dion rear axel combined with single leaf springs..."

Could be the diagram that I though showed the leaf springs is actually the box mounts, but not sure! I don't have a scanner here, I'll have to suss something out!