My MKIV Golf 2.Slow Daily Driver

**Manaz** · 01-10-2010, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by funkymonkey

Finalised order to ECS just then:

Front Suspension Refresh Kit - Stage 3 (lol @ americans and their "stage" concept)

Originally Posted by RolfGolf

That's a hell of an order - good time to place it with the AUS $ where it is at the moment too! I'm looking at grabbing an ECS Front Suspension Refresh stage 2 kit while the dollar is good.

Unless you specifically need the lower control arms (that's where the stage 3 kit differs mostly from the stage 2 kit), I'd stick with stage 2. In fact, the stage 3 kit misses out on something important - the TT/R32 lower control arm rear bushes!

**funkymonkey** · 01-10-2010, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by Manaz

Unless you specifically need the lower control arms (that's where the stage 3 kit differs mostly from the stage 2 kit), I'd stick with stage 2. In fact, the stage 3 kit misses out on something important - the TT/R32 lower control arm rear bushes!

The difference between the two was $40, and for that price I don't mind a full LCA replacement. Less time I have to spend on the press pushing bushes in. I'd assume replacement LCA's come with necessary bushings? no?

**RolfGolf** · 02-10-2010, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Manaz

Financial analysts are saying we'll be at about 97c for the rest of this year, but likely to crack parity by mid-next year - maybe as high as $1.05.

Regardless - with the exchange rate as good as it is, you'd be crazy to wait in the hope that it got better. Jump in!

Placed an order with ECS today

Speaking of bushings and presses and such, gtveloce on fourtitude forums made a nice bushing press tool in this thread: (about 2/3 the way down)

Fourtitude.com - How to: DIY rear axle bushing replacement, MKIV

Anyone here have the chops to machine something like this? Might tempt me to have a go at the rears once I've got my fronts sorted

**Manaz** · 02-10-2010, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by funkymonkey

The difference between the two was $40, and for that price I don't mind a full LCA replacement. Less time I have to spend on the press pushing bushes in. I'd assume replacement LCA's come with necessary bushings? no?

The LCAs come with the stock bushings (the ones that break easily).

**funkymonkey** · 02-10-2010, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by Manaz

The LCAs come with the stock bushings (the ones that break easily).

balls. i might try and see if whiteline or someone we have a trade account with carry aftermarket bushings and press them in.

Originally Posted by RolfGolf

Speaking of bushings and presses and such, gtveloce on fourtitude forums made a nice bushing press tool in this thread: (about 2/3 the way down)

Anyone here have the chops to machine something like this? Might tempt me to have a go at the rears once I've got my fronts sorted

I just use a hydraulic press at the workshop with a few socket pieces or offcuts of some sort to press in bushings. I'll have a look when they come in. I'm used to doing nissan ones without any special tools or machined bits.

**funkymonkey** · 06-10-2010, 04:03 PM

Parts arrived in Oz and cleared customs. $500 later

$60 in customs fees. wtf.

Ah well. Still works out much cheaper than getting the same stuff locally.

**funkymonkey** · 06-10-2010, 08:24 PM

Oh, also bought another pair of stubby mirrors.... this time in the right colour:

will chuck the other pair up for sale when it gets here.

**Jarred** · 06-10-2010, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by funkymonkey

Parts arrived in Oz and cleared customs. $500 later

$60 in customs fees. wtf.

Ah well. Still works out much cheaper than getting the same stuff locally.

and it's going to be awesome too. win win really?

**funkymonkey** · 06-10-2010, 08:34 PM

Of all the things around the world I'm buying (grilles/kit from the UK), suspension from the US, mirrors from japan etc... for the life of me I can't find anywhere in the world that sells cheap mirror switches as mine's snapped off (apparently a chronic problem).

I got a LHD one from HK and pulled it apart and chucked it in the RHD case, but it doesn't work... so I'm guessing the terminals are different.

Might actually have to resort to shopping at the local stealership. Actually while I'm at it I might see if they've got any roof racks I can grab some measurements off to start welding up the roof basket I wanna rock.