Front Springs/Ride

wildthings · Post by **wildthings** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:32 pm

I was wondering if anyone knows what the difference in ride would be like using the purple coded front springs off of a '74 verses that stock front springs on a '72. Any idea why VW went to the softer spring on the '74? Would there be any down side in using the the '74 springs on an earlier vehicle?

raygreenwood · Post by **raygreenwood** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:52 am

They are not softer at all. The blue coded springs are technically stiffer...but not by basic compression rate from the starting point. They have a different level of progressiveness. There will be little difference in ride...mostly a little better in rebound rate and dive control. Ray