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noob question... how does a coilover work on the rear suspension of a4 when the spring and shock

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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 08:24 PM
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Default noob question... how does a coilover work on the rear suspension of a4 when the spring and shock

are seperate? does the spring have its own unit that compresses it?

i have never seen an image of this before. thanks -scott
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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 08:38 PM
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Default The shock is in the same location but the spring comes with an adjustable seat

The screw style seat allows the height to be adjusted.
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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 08:44 PM
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gotcha, thats kinda what i ment in my description. thank you for the reply
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Old Sep 27, 2004 | 07:12 AM
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Old Sep 27, 2004 | 11:36 AM
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thanks, you have a pic you can post of your euro shift ****?
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