6n & 6n2 Suspension
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6n & 6n2 Suspension
Hello all
Granted...im in the wrong section for this question but thought it would get more response here!
will suspension kits from a 6n fit a 6n2? i've heard its a case of them just having different top mounts and that they can be adapted.
any advice or info would be appreciated
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-Ben-
Granted...im in the wrong section for this question but thought it would get more response here!
will suspension kits from a 6n fit a 6n2? i've heard its a case of them just having different top mounts and that they can be adapted.
any advice or info would be appreciated
Cheers
-Ben-
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Mk4 - 6N Rear springs are the exact same as a Mk5 - 6n2.
Mk4 - 6N Front springs, are not the same. I tried to fit Mk4 springs to a Mk5 with Mk4 top mounts - this did not work. In the end - i heated the top of the spring up and pulled it out more as the Mk4 6n is a more tight O at the top than the Mk5 6n2 which is more (_) shaped.
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Mk4 - 6N Front springs, are not the same. I tried to fit Mk4 springs to a Mk5 with Mk4 top mounts - this did not work. In the end - i heated the top of the spring up and pulled it out more as the Mk4 6n is a more tight O at the top than the Mk5 6n2 which is more (_) shaped.
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hell yeahModifiedMadness wrote:Does this mean you'll be out and about once again Ben?
i've gotta sort out my hub problem first before the new belgian alloys go on, they are certainly unusual wheels, pics soon when i get answers on the flipping hub sizes!
been out of the scene far too long now!
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huh? I don't understand why you used mk4 top mounts, i'm sure the front springs on the mk4 are a different sort of shape but if you had used a mk5 top mount would it not have worked?sorted wrote:I tried to fit Mk4 springs to a Mk5 with Mk4 top mounts - this did not work. In the end - i heated the top of the spring up and pulled it out more as the Mk4 6n is a more tight O at the top than the Mk5 6n2 which is more (_) shaped
Where'd you go to Ben? i remember you being on this forum quite a bit back in the day? and i remember you answering all the stupid questions i had
No, the spring on a MK4 front looks like this - O the spring on a MK5 front looks like (_) meaning it doesnt fit. I got the full front end mounts from a Mk4 so i could use one bit from it and the other bit from my mk5 ( to attach it to the car) all in all there was no way to make it fit!h4r1s wrote:huh? I don't understand why you used mk4 top mounts, i'm sure the front springs on the mk4 are a different sort of shape but if you had used a mk5 top mount would it not have worked?sorted wrote:I tried to fit Mk4 springs to a Mk5 with Mk4 top mounts - this did not work. In the end - i heated the top of the spring up and pulled it out more as the Mk4 6n is a more tight O at the top than the Mk5 6n2 which is more (_) shaped
Where'd you go to Ben? i remember you being on this forum quite a bit back in the day? and i remember you answering all the stupid questions i had