Yeah when my truck went tits up ( 2007 tacoma 4cyl 4x4) I was devastated. Wanted to drive it forever but finding that 2trfe 4cyl was impossible, truck was mint, sold it for 5k cash to some clowns that were going to run it through an auction. They probably made a few k , it ran on 3 cylinders …I should have kept it and did an ALH swap I had an ALH wagon ready to donate but wasn’t thinking right at the time ☹️
Had a 00 golf that needed a lot of work and already had a votex rack for some reason. Couldn’t stop working so I redid all the running gear , timing belt , every sensor etc and it picked up the slack. Made me think what the hell is the point of a truck in this day and age.
Picked up the 03 jetta for $700 , needs a clutch ,timing belt and a few other goodies I already have laying around ( started hoarding ALH parts like I do with every other VW I’ve had) . I’ve always been an oil pan scraping , coilovers as low as possible savage and thought 🤔 this one is going up and will be my truck !
I’m going to use the jeep springs and shock/ strut extensions for the travel. I’m thinking this will be best for the increase in load with the trailer.
How did you lift yours ?
yeah the old guy seems like a character . He was happy about the loose change …I would be too
Funny how VWs multiply. So many of us have a few around and a history of more. Like the guy in the video. 1 car, now its 2, then there are 3 cars,…
My lift is vr6 springs with a spacer between spring top hat and bearing on the front struts, and in the back I found the heaviest stock springs at the junk yard and threw some urethane spacers under them. Then some 205/70r15 geolander A/Ts. It works out to 2-3 inches of lift. I get a smidge of rub on the back where the liner bumps out for the charcoal canister and LDP. I think past this I would be looking to do lift plates on the back hubs, which would also add some width. And up front I don’t know. mk5 strut mounts with spacers, sub frame and engine mount spacers, tubular control arms with some extra reach. Maybe a modded subframe and rear swing arm.
For the trailer you might look at throwing some airbags in the back instead of springs, or some tow bags inside them. I have seen some heavy duty hitch installs also. Mounted off the rear bumper mounts instead of sheet metal like a curt.
Please make a matching trailer. That set up is so sweet. I always thought 2 golf asses together would be cool.
Yeah when my truck went tits up ( 2007 tacoma 4cyl 4x4) I was devastated. Wanted to drive it forever but finding that 2trfe 4cyl was impossible, truck was mint, sold it for 5k cash to some clowns that were going to run it through an auction. They probably made a few k , it ran on 3 cylinders …I should have kept it and did an ALH swap I had an ALH wagon ready to donate but wasn’t thinking right at the time ☹️
Had a 00 golf that needed a lot of work and already had a votex rack for some reason. Couldn’t stop working so I redid all the running gear , timing belt , every sensor etc and it picked up the slack. Made me think what the hell is the point of a truck in this day and age.
Picked up the 03 jetta for $700 , needs a clutch ,timing belt and a few other goodies I already have laying around ( started hoarding ALH parts like I do with every other VW I’ve had) . I’ve always been an oil pan scraping , coilovers as low as possible savage and thought 🤔 this one is going up and will be my truck !
I’m going to use the jeep springs and shock/ strut extensions for the travel. I’m thinking this will be best for the increase in load with the trailer.
How did you lift yours ?
Funny how VWs multiply. So many of us have a few around and a history of more. Like the guy in the video. 1 car, now its 2, then there are 3 cars,…
My lift is vr6 springs with a spacer between spring top hat and bearing on the front struts, and in the back I found the heaviest stock springs at the junk yard and threw some urethane spacers under them. Then some 205/70r15 geolander A/Ts. It works out to 2-3 inches of lift. I get a smidge of rub on the back where the liner bumps out for the charcoal canister and LDP. I think past this I would be looking to do lift plates on the back hubs, which would also add some width. And up front I don’t know. mk5 strut mounts with spacers, sub frame and engine mount spacers, tubular control arms with some extra reach. Maybe a modded subframe and rear swing arm.
For the trailer you might look at throwing some airbags in the back instead of springs, or some tow bags inside them. I have seen some heavy duty hitch installs also. Mounted off the rear bumper mounts instead of sheet metal like a curt.
Please make a matching trailer. That set up is so sweet. I always thought 2 golf asses together would be cool.