sport suspension or non?

**chad86thai** · 08-04-2008 01:14 PM

this might be a dumb question but i just got my 98 v6 and i want to lower it. from researching, the springs i decide to get coincide with whether or or not i have the sport suspension. my question is how do i tell if i have that or not??
i know i should get shocks too but money is tight right now so ill plan on getting shocks in the near future. thanks!

**big_greasy_taco** · 08-04-2008 01:15 PM

Look at your shocks. If they are red, you have sport. If black, non-sport

**chad86thai** · 08-04-2008 01:20 PM

tight thanks

**JGreen76** · 08-04-2008 02:13 PM

...or if your suspension has been discolored or warn in the last decade, call the dealership and read them your VIN

**lawnferie** · 08-04-2008 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by big_greasy_taco

Look at your shocks. If they are red, you have sport. If black, non-sport

+1 but you probably already looked...

**matt719** · 08-04-2008 09:43 PM

if you don't have sport then you'd know it! try to imagine a non-sport gap being larger... it's blasphemy

**CycloSteve** · 08-05-2008 04:50 AM

Forget calling the dealer, you can decode the car yourself.

Check the sticker in the spare-wheel well (should also be on the first page of your service-interval manual. One of the three-digit codes would be 1BE = sports suspension/shock absorption.

If you want to run all of the codes to really tell what is on the car go to the following link:

http://prsearch.planetvag.com/

Cheers,

Steve

**Seerlah** · 08-05-2008 07:09 AM

The ride height is rather obvious when comparing sports stock to regular stock. It's like a 2 finger gap compared to like a 4-5 finger gap.

**a4937** · 11-09-2008 04:14 PM

Nice, I just found out I have sport suspension!

**lawnferie** · 11-09-2008 08:31 PM

hooray!

**M_souren** · 11-09-2008 08:38 PM

can you run lowering springs on sport suspension?

**Kronic Budz** · 11-09-2008 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by matt719

if you don't have sport then you'd know it! try to imagine a non-sport gap being larger... it's blasphemy

lol im high and that made me laugh.

**Kronic Budz** · 11-09-2008 08:55 PM

the sport suspension doesnt matter when it comes to buying shocks and springs, it just wont lower it as much as it would with non-sport susp.

**lawnferie** · 11-09-2008 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by M_souren

can you run lowering springs on sport suspension?

yup. but you run a risk of blowing your shocks earlier. some people do it with NO problems, but eventually it wont last as long. Some will tell you just to save up for a whole package or coilovers.