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Thread: SPM rear sway bar fitment

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    SPM rear sway bar fitment

    Hi all, just had my SPM rear sway bar installed earlier today and as the pictures below (hopefully) show, I'm forced to have the bar set to the stiffest setting in order to avoid contact with the control arms.

    SPM rear sway bar fitment-imag0770-jpg

    SPM rear sway bar fitment-imag0769-jpg

    Passenger side (1st picture) has significantly less clearance compared to driver side. Has anyone come across this before?

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    What car do you have?

    I fitted a SPM rear swaybar to my Mk6 GTI a few days ago and it fits fine. Currently set in the softer setting.
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    mk6 GTI as well..

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    on the softer setting, how much clearance would you say you have?

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    I'll check a little later and let you know
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    wOULDN'T THE SOFTEST SETTING MOVE THE ARM BACKWARDS /caps and away from the lower control arm?
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    SPM rear sway bar fitment

    About 1cm clearance from the control arms. Looks a bit closer on the passenger side.
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