Whiteline adjustable rear swaybar - WOW!

[safetyman]

That doesn't sound right unless your dampers are seized.

Just a quick check. Does this look right?

The left front shock has its plastic dust cover off and this yellow cap floating freely.
Not sure what it is.

[noone]

Looks ok, it is just a just cover.

This is a strange thread, I loved my swaybars, I have them front and back. Take them away and the car is softer on the road. The rear sway helps keep the inner front wheel planted, reducing the need for ESP to kick in.

Good for the money IMO

[seangti]

Pologti18t - I can understand that position for a rear wheel driver, but not really for a front. Not trying to be argumentative, but that doesn't explain the improved front end feel when driving within the limits of the car. At the point where the car losses traction I can see the point you've raised, but how does that improvement correspond when driving at say 7/10?

Next track day i'll play with the settings and see how it affects the times.

[kaanage]

POSSIBLY, it is the better balance of the car that reduces the need for the ESP to cut in rather than any improvement in the front end. If the car is more neutral, then the front wheels will be pointing more in the intended direction rather than being turned in further (ie the understeer). This lower loading on the front should reduce the outward weight transfer across the front track so the inside tyre will have more grip, even though the car has lower overall grip, and could make the ESP interpret that the car is behaving with more control.

[vanllinx]

i got pedders to order a sway bar but they ordered the wrong one... =___= tears*.... it's hard to find a weekend off when you work in the railways.

[safetyman]

It doesn't take too long to fit so don't be too worried.

Fit the links first, they take the longest.
And make sure the car is level when you hook up the bar, as you dont want to preload the bar.
Also, although the bar looks the same on both sides, there is an upper and lower side to it so if you find the links wont connect, you've probably got it upside down.

[kaanage]

Has anyone tried just stiffening the torsion beam rather than adding one of these?

[leegil]

For those that have installed the Whiteline rear sway bar, what setting have you set it on (soft/medium/hard)? What are your views on setting (initial) and let me know if you are on stock suspension setting or not.

Buller_Scott advised that the max hard setting will cause unexpected oversteer on stock suspension.
http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...fit-65239.html

I like to have a go-kart feeling but also recognise the need to have a liveable daily car.

[VWindahouse]

I have gone with med on the rear and soft on the front and have not had any surprises when going all out.

[Stan]

I have one on my mk4 - see my build thread - makes the car feel pointier - the steering feels more direct and the car feels flatter through turns - I like it a lot. My car is lowered on springs and shocks and a standard front antiroll bar. Rear bar is set at the second most stiffest setting.