Reply With QuoteA rear anti roll bar will affect the ride from the rear suspension. There is always a tradeoff in this regard.Originally Posted by RoknRob
Volkswagen Enthusiast
It all depends on what your day to day driving is like? I have no issues cruising but my daily route has some nice corners in it and I tend to push it around those daily! The lack in not being able to do that equates to a dull day to day experience...lol
Volkswagenist
A rear anti roll bar will affect the ride from the rear suspension. There is always a tradeoff in this regard.
Gavs, Sir Gavs... Moderator
VWwA Super Moderator
I'm not sure bassik, that you're anywhere near the cornering limits of this car because the speeds you need to be doing to reach the limits should not be attempted on public roads.
Stage 2+ Intercooler Carbon Intake Downpipe Swaybar DV+ Remsa.
Volkswagen Enthusiast
So does that mean that getting a sway-bar I will not notice anything at all when cornering? You have mentioned before in another thread (I think) that when comparing it to my DC2 that there is a lot more differences on that car, this I understand. However driving even day to day the car stuck to the road, I never felt the need to "push it" to see the effects. Each and nearly every corner (when pushed) on GTi feels like a boat in comparison. I don't wish to eliminate body roll I just want to reduce it.
Also I want to add that the GTi handles very well and does in fact stick to the road on cornering my only compliant is that I don't want to feel that I'm falling out of my seat when doing so.
Hope that makes sense...!
Gavs, Sir Gavs... Moderator
VWwA Super Moderator
Ah, ok then, yes that makes sense.
What I would suggest for you is to ugrade the front as well, but leave it for a few months after fitting a rear. This will be able to show you the clear differences. Another thing to do (as I said previously) is to look into polyurethane bushes and/or spherical rod-ends on the sway bar links.
Stage 2+ Intercooler Carbon Intake Downpipe Swaybar DV+ Remsa.
Volkswagen Enthusiast
Cool... thanks. I have ordered the sway-bar and hope to install it this weekend. I'll see what the difference is like after doing some road tests. Hopefully it will be an improvement. I'll look into front and bushes later down the track.
Did you say you had a sway-bar installed as well gavs?
Gavs, Sir Gavs... Moderator
VWwA Super Moderator
Sure do and I love it
Stage 2+ Intercooler Carbon Intake Downpipe Swaybar DV+ Remsa.
Volkswagenist
While I agree with gav that the 1st thing to try is the rear anti-roll bar, I don't think you will be satisfied until you get a heavier front anti-roll bar (and ramp up the setting of the rear anti-roll bar to suit). The rear anti-roll bar alone will not noticably reduce the body roll as Nicholas Egan noted but will give the car better balance by increasing the rear slip angles to better match the front.
As you are finding, though, body roll does not necessarily equate to lack of grip (as anyone used to hooning in cheap hire cars would know)
Resident grumpy old fart
VW - Metallic Paint, Radial Tyres, Laminated Windscreen, Electric Windows, VW Alloy Wheels, Variable Geometry Exhaust Driven Supercharger, Direct Unit Fuel Injection, Adiabatic Ignition, MacPherson Struts front, Torsion Beam rear, Coil Springs, Hydraulic Dampers, Front Anti-Roll Bar, Disc Brakes, Bosch ECU, ABS
Volkswagen Enthusiast
While I agree with gav that the 1st thing to try is the rear anti-roll bar, I don't think you will be satisfied until you get a heavier front anti-roll bar (and ramp up the setting of the rear anti-roll bar to suit). The rear anti-roll bar alone will not noticably reduce the body roll as Nicholas Egan noted but will give the car better balance by increasing the rear slip angles to better match the front.
As you are finding, though, body roll does not necessarily equate to lack of grip (as anyone used to hooning in cheap hire cars would know
Oh I do realize that handling does not mean little to no body roll. I guess what im saying is It's just more of being an extention of the cars handing abilities around corners and what not. I like to feel in control and not a passenger of my own car. I'm just getting used to the DSG. I find my left hand constantly on the gear stick lol...
Gavs, Sir Gavs... Moderator
VWwA Super Moderator
Sigmund frued had a theory on that
Stage 2+ Intercooler Carbon Intake Downpipe Swaybar DV+ Remsa.
Posting Permissions
Bookmarks