Jim was not happy with the stiff set up and changed it to use Koni's. Koni's had much lighter rebound damping which Jim liked.
I have the FSDs on my Passat and love them. Gives much better turn-in (and a more neutral and composed behavior in curves) - something the TDI lacks because the front springs and sway bar are much more modest than in the GTI.
that photo's on koni's. now on b&g's.
Koni yellows/Fk springs
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In my Passat, I found that by just going with the Koni FSD shocks, I got much more neutral handling and better cornering turn-in.
This is what I did to make my '80 Diesel Caddy a 1 Ton Rabbit on the cheap: 16V Scirocco front springs; they have the highest A-1 spring rates that came stock in the US. Bilstein HD front shocks.
my truck used to be raised... i used mk1 cabriolet front springs with bilstein hd shocks, was super stiff!
I run bilstein HDs (part of a Shine suspension setup). They're not adjustable, but I wouldn't know what to adjust.
30+ year old Bilsteins...still damp the rebound nicely too.
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