Perfect wheel alignment settings for the Polo??

[nightphotographer]

What are the rear wishbone bushes like?

Have they been replaced, you could align it until the cows come home and it would change significantly between power on and off, if the bushes are worn out.

You could set it correctly with no movement on the ramp but that changes on the road.

Gavin

Think you've hit the nail on the head there - I've got Cupra LCA bushes ready to go in - Dad's coming over this weekend so he can grab me the wishbone bushes from VW UK - anyone have any part numbers? Any other bushes that'll need replacing soon while I'm at it?

[nightphotographer]

I'm going to get my dad to pick them up from PSI Tuning before he leaves (he's getting me the Eibach Anti Roll Kit too ) - so I've got the SEAT LCA Bushes - what else should I get? - Bushes > Suspension > Polo 9N 02-09 > VW Polo > VAG Specialists > PSI Tuning - VW Specialists

[clicht]

I'm going to get my dad to pick them up from PSI Tuning before he leaves (he's getting me the Eibach Anti Roll Kit too ) - so I've got the SEAT LCA Bushes - what else should I get? - Bushes > Suspension > Polo 9N 02-09 > VW Polo > VAG Specialists > PSI Tuning - VW Specialists

your cars going to be awesome

[VWindahouse]

I was going to start a new thread about this but here goes.

Over the years I obviously started with the crappy OEM rear control arm bushes but then progressed to the SEAT solid rubber ones and the improvement with power delivery was night and day however even with all my other supporting suspension modifications and bracing there was still a tendency to hesitate for a second under power when you initially plant it, especially when taking off and the wheel is turned anywhere but straight ahead. And not to mention if you're too heavy with the accelerator in that scenario you will just spin the inside wheel. And of course the solid bushes helped a great deal with traction issues off the line.

But now I thought I would give Superpro's Polyurethane anti-lift rear control arm bushes a go and the results are brilliant. Firstly let me confirm there is no noticeable increase in vibration for those who still care about ride comfort And the other benefits are significant and have only been street tested so far but I'm positive the track will hold the greatest improvements with cornering. Plus I haven't even had an alignment yet

Quite simply here are the improvements

Better traction off the line
Next to no hesitation of power delivery in any situation
And to my surprise the anti-lift actually works!! There is a section of road I do every morning on the way to work where there is a high street speed round-about exit that goes up hill (the big Rode RD round-about for those in Brisbane, Old Northern Rd Exit under the overpass part) usually I gun it up the hill to match a 80kph speed zone and lose traction momentarily in the front end because there is a rise then dip about 3/4's of the way up the hill then it continues to the top sort of like a roller coaster feeling. Now there is hardly any lose of traction or hesitation and it just powers up the hill even though you can feel the chassis lifting.

Now the bushes I ordered are just the street version so I am very interested in what the high performance 80K version they sell can do. The part number for the street bushes SPF3273K.

So for anyone with knackered bushes I would highly recommend these

[kaanage]

I thought I would give Superpro's Polyurethane anti-lift rear control arm bushes a go and the results are brilliant
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Now there is hardly any lose of traction or hesitation and it just powers up the hill even though you can feel the chassis lifting.

Yes, the anti-lift part of the name is rather misleading as it is really anti-anti-dive (which also results in less anti-lift) which increases the vertical compliance in these cases giving increased mechanical grip (grip under heavy braking should also be marginally improved). The added castor negates the possible tendency to scrub the front tyres when turning in these situations.

Thanks for the feedback re NVH - my worry about this was the reason I went for the SEAT solid rear LCA bushes instead but it looks like I have missed out on a good thing

It will be interesting to see how they hold up over a few thousand km (the split design should help a lot vs a solid polyureathane bush).

[nightphotographer]

That's really handy info - wish I'd known before buying the SEAT ones too. But saying that I can't justify buying the superpro ones if I've already got new SEAT ones that I haven't fitted yet. I'm one of the few Polo owners who's aesthetics>performance and handling haha - hence why I've left it nearly 2 years before fitting ARBs and uprated bushes. It took me until september to change the suspension and that was only for lows haha

So back to wishbone bushes which haven't been changed and I'm nearly at 130k - which ones should I go for? There's so many to choose from!

[VWindahouse]

Thanks for the more technical explanation mate! Makes more sense when you put it that way.

[kaanage]

Here's a nice article by Whiteline about their ALK on a WRX (same effect)
http://www.whiteline.com.au/articles...WL%20ALK_b.pdf

They really should be called "Pro-Dive" or "Pro-Lift" kits but then people who believe stiffer must be better wouldn't want them

[nightphotographer]

Powerflex Pack - PFF85-602 - Front Wishbone Rear Bush - Polo 9N (2002 - 200 > Bushes > Suspension > Polo 9N 02-09 > VW Polo > VAG Specialists > PSI Tuning - VW Specialists
And get the matching front ones too?

Are there any other bushes/mounts I should be looking at for 130Ks?

[kaanage]

Aren't those PFF-602's an alternative to the SEAT rear LCA bushes?