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TT Lowering springs

Your TT

Pick your year to see what fits.

There was no 2007 TT in the US. The 225, 3.2 and TTS are always quattro, and every TT from 2010 on is quattro.

Stance + less roll
Hard$340–$4004–6 hrs
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Why do it

Drops the car and cuts the big factory arch gap while keeping your stock shocks.

Tools you'll need

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Parts to buy

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Before you start

  • A cheap spring compressor can fail. Use a good one, or have a shop swap the springs.
  • Book an alignment before you start.
  • A cheap spring compressor can fail. Use a good one, or have a shop swap the springs.
  • Book an alignment before you start.

Steps

  1. Remove the front suspension

    • Raise the front and take the strut assembly out.
    Watch this step (on a 2.0T quattro Mk2) (1:02–4:47)

  2. Swap the front spring

    • Compress the spring and fit the new one.
    Watch this step (7:08–9:47)

  3. Reassemble the front

    • Bolt everything back together.
    Watch this step (9:47–12:25)

  4. Do the rears

    • Raise the rear, swap the rear springs and get an alignment.
    Watch this step (12:25–14:13)

  5. Strip the front

    • Raise the front, remove the wheels and undo what holds the strut in.
    Watch this step (on a Mk1 TT, which also gets new shocks) (1:35–4:42)

  6. Remove the front strut

    • Undo the main pinch bolt and take the strut out.
    Watch this step (4:42–10:31)

  7. Swap the front spring

    • Compress the spring and build the strut with the new spring.
    Watch this step (10:31–14:04)

  8. Refit the front

    • Bolt the strut back in and repeat on the other side.
    Watch this step (14:04–18:36)

  9. Remove the rear

    • Support the rear on the trailing arm and take out the shock and spring.
    Watch this step (18:36–22:44)

  10. Fit the rear

    • Fit the new spring, refit the shock loosely, then tighten with the car on its wheels.
    Watch this step (22:44–25:30)

How to know it worked

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Safety first

  • Park on flat ground, set the parking brake and chock the wheels.
  • Never get under a car held up only by a jack. Use jack stands.
  • Let the engine and exhaust cool first.
  • Disconnect the battery before unplugging electrical parts.
  • Wear safety glasses.
  • If something doesn't match your car, stop and ask a shop.

Follow your part's instructions and your service manual's torque specs.