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Yes, that seems to be the case when lowering but its allright and can't be noticed otherwise but by measuring.

Mine sits now at 310mm rear and 330mm front. The springs are Bilstein black and got them along the absorbers as a set out of scrapped Corrado. Front shocks are genuine VW Corrado and rear are BOGE green marked VW (this is the first time i see vw items painted green). Somehow I get the impression that when putting lowered springs the rear sits marginally lower than the front.

The cowl seems quite new, no scratches, no wear, but this could also have been because due to the somewhat restoration a few things have been replaced with new ones. However, since there is also no power locks I have the feeling that fixed steering was also a part of an early model edition to keep the cost low. Unless ofcourse the power locks along the adjustable steering went out the window due to wear and tear along the 27 years of the car's existance. Guees I will never know as I cannot locate the car's specs through its vin no.

No, it doesn't, so I guess its stock?

This is so strange! What Chuggs1 did I did it the other way. I got a 189 G60 the same color as Chuggs1 in the beginning of the year which had a lowered suspension and thought I would bring it back to normal since it was a bit harsh on my back but also for the car chassis as the inner city roads here in Athens are not at their prime. Well, I thought I would go for new, so I ordered Sachs oil shocks (170129 front, 105769 rear) and Kilen springs (25001 front, 65001 rear) ttl about 430 euros (abt 350 pounds) including installation and alignment, which is reasonable. My G60 before the 'operation' looked exactly as Chuggs1 with the Bilsteins and Eibachs. After the operation my G60 looks exactly like Chuggs1 on the standard suspension, which kind of reminded me of a 4x4 car. The worst came when I drove off the car, total disappointment! The handling went out the window, the rear end feels wobbly (although this could also be due to worn beam bushes which affect the passive rear wheel steering) and in all I lost all confidence I had in the car. It spins a lot easier now and it deters you from driving fast. On the other hand is way more comfortable. Don't know if it is the wrong set up with the new shockw/springs but that's what I was given for closest to stock. When I had my first Corrado back in 1990 the stock handling was excellent from what I recall, not better ofcourse from a lowered suspension, but still very good all around. What also hit the spot with Chuggs1 case it was that the lowered suspension I took out was Bilsteins B8, I don't know about the springs only that they are black. Not to mention that i'm about to put it back on after going to a Bilstein Service shop which happens to be near by to check and restore the condition of the B8s and maybe choose another set of springs. I had my doubts but when I saw the pictures posted by Chuggs1 it all came together, too bad I wasted more than 400 pounds for nothing!

Just joined and saw this topic and it all makes sense to me. I will explain. Used to have a 1990 G60 Canadian specs fully loaded, a/c, sunroof etc from new and for a full 10 years before parting with it for a family car for obvious reasons. Now that the kids are older I went back getting a 1989 G60 a couple of months ago, excellent chassis no damage at all, the previous owener did a mild restoration stripping the car repainting it(not the original white but I guess to his liking Bordeux), rebuilt engine and upgraded supercharger pulley, with sunroof but without A/C and along the way I noticed that there were no power locks nor adjustable steering column.I thought because it was a very early model (chassis no 9399) it might have been this way from factory. In place of the usual Corrado steering wheel it was a Polo G40 steering wheel which I found odd but due to its smaller size and better looks I decided to keep it and not go for an original one. Steering is still power assisted but requires a bit more effort (could be partially because of the smaller size of the G40 steering wheel) in comparison to my previous 1990 G60 but its more precise and spot on. I thought something wrong might have went through the years with the adjustable steering and they had to replace it with a fixed one and that kind of sat not so nice at the back of my mind, although the car had no issues at all with its steering and braking. Now I'm happy to see that this scenario exists as a mode to solve issues with the adjustable steering on the Corrados. In any way I'm happy with the way the car behaves and the feel of its steering. Ofcourse I don't know if ever there were Corrados without adjustable steering column and mine was one of them, I only guess if that was the case it could have been on very early models. Nice of you guys to have touched this issue and answer my worries.

Just for the fun of it I will put on the ps3 next week so that I can have first hand a comparison test of my own. I will not dispose the r002's so that in case the ps3's are not to my liking I will do the swap again probably with a new pair up front. I will let you know of the outcome when done.

I got my 1989 G60 a couple of months ago and it came with adrenalins r002,W, 2014 front, 2013 rear. I already had an almost new set of Michelin ps3 and was to put them on. However, I was so amazed with the performance of the r002, although a bit worn on the outside probably due to wrong previous alignment that I have postponed the fitting of the ps3 till now. Still I'm reluctant to do the swap as I don't know if the ps3 will perform as well. Before driving the r002's I was more than sure that the ps3 would be the best choice for my G60 but now I'm just not that sure anymore. The clear advantage of my Michelins is that they are almost new.

I got my 1989 G60 a couple of months ago and it came with adrenalins r002,W, 2014 front, 2013 rear. I already had an almost new set of Michelin ps3 and was to put them on. However, I was so amazed with the performance of the r002, although a bit worn on the outside probably due to wrong previous alignment that I have postponed the fitting of the ps3 till now. Still I'm reluctant to do the swap as I don't know if the ps3 will perform as well. Before driving the r002's I was more than sure that the ps3 would be the best choice for my G60 but now I'm just not that sure anymore. The clear advantage of my Michelins is that they are almost new.