bagged gti build **REAR NOT LOW

puckdud · Mar 3, 2017

Hey guys,

I am bagging my 2017 gti, Airlift Performance struts, and Accuair eLevel management.

I finished the rear tonight, and it is hilariously high. The fender barely hits the top of the tire. I read about needing "not stock" rear shocks for max drop, so I bought Bilstein B8 shocks.

Can someone help??

*** I didn't have the tool to disassemble the stock shock housing, so I had a shop swap the shocks onto the upper housings--- do I need to take them apart and remove the bumpstop???**

puckdud · Mar 3, 2017

snobrdrdan · Mar 4, 2017

puckdud said:
do I need to take them apart and remove the bumpstop???

Most likely

GTI Jake · Mar 4, 2017

The bump stop is on the shock shaft so yes. Simple hand tools to R&R the rear shocks. 13-22mm I believe.

Are you thinking of the fronts? Because the rear is held on with two 15mm (shock mount to car), one (13mm shock to mount, hold the shock shaft with 11mm I believe, and a through bolt at the bottom 22mm

Don't go stripping shit out just cuz I said so, these sizes are off the top of my head but within a mm or two. If you have basic metric hand tools it's a 45 min job max including jacking the car, which being on air you can do with just jack stands and your air ride lol

puckdud · Mar 4, 2017

Thanks for the input guys. After some more research, and some first hand questions answered, I need to cut or remove the rear bumpstops to achieve the low I want.

spiker369 · Mar 4, 2017

On my mk6 i had the stock shocks with just trimmed bump stops. If that doesn't' work for you and you want to be even lower, you'll need to find a shock with a shorter body. You won't get as much lift when airing up, but you'll be able to tuck a lot more.
making me miss the low life..

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