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Re: How do find out your strut diameter
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2011, 07:45:18 pm »
Have i missed something, I thought the GTi was going TC - Are you keeping it and going all USA with it (low and slow)?

Yep you missed something.  :laugh: Check out the date of the first post.  :innocent:  :wink:

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Re: How do find out your strut diameter
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2011, 08:15:48 pm »
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Re: How do find out your strut diameter
« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2011, 11:37:06 pm »
Holy thread resurrection, Batman!

The GTI isn't just a machine. It's very much a living, breathing thing.

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Re: How do find out your strut diameter
« Reply #18 on: May 20, 2011, 08:13:06 pm »
The question of the correct strut diameter is ''timeless''.
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Re: How do find out your strut diameter
« Reply #19 on: May 20, 2011, 08:36:38 pm »
If you have the smaller brake (256/280 mm; on the caliper you can read ''FSIII''),
you have the 50 mm strut. This is used from 75 HP to122 HP.

If you have a 288 mm or 312 mm (FN3 caliper; read ''Ate'' on front side) or the 345 mm
brake (FNRG), then you have 55 mm struts. These are used from 122 on and
a few 1.9 TDI are equipped with DSG and with all from 140 HP on.

One small correction: to my knowledge all 122bhp cars have 288mm discs so have 55mm struts.

When I needed to find out the strut diameter for the new coilovers I just measured it (took the wheel off and measured the shock absorbers diameter).

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Re: How do find out your strut diameter
« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2011, 12:43:20 am »
Hi Rex,

there are 122 HP TSI with 280mm/FSIII and 288mm/FN3 as well.
There are also some 1.2 TSI 105 HP with the larger 288mm/FN3 (Seat Leon)
to make it even more confusing.

That's why I recommend looking at the brake caliper. Everbody should be able
to clearly read ''FSIII'' or ''Ate'' on front of the caliper. This is 100 % safe.

I was just wondering why so many suspension parts dealers don't know
this simple fact.

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