SuperPro control arms for mk5/mk6 comparison

**gldgti** · 24-09-2012, 01:24 PM

Installed these on the weekend:

ready to install:

weight comparison:

stock arms and bushings

and the outer part:

superpro arm and bushings

and the outer part

getting an alignment tomorrow, but on the short test drive I did, noticed much smaller steering wheel 'dead zone' and notably better grip over bumps/undulations.

Tyre life ought to be better out of sight

**Greg Roles** · 25-09-2012, 06:35 AM

Very nice mate, watching with great interest, planning lower arms myself. RTR have the adjustable ball joint ends for these if you want more camber.

**Big Jase** · 25-09-2012, 07:33 AM

I have had these installed on my car for about two months or so now. They improve the car traction a lot. When I occassionally give it some boot, the traction control lights start flashing, but it has not broken traction. Once I got a tyre chirp, but loving this mod, it was worth it.

**gldgti** · 25-09-2012, 11:21 AM

My main motivation is I do plenty of km on concrete freeway and tyre life could be better... with the 1.9TDI traction is not really a problem most of the time

Also, for anyone interested, I kind of expected the kit to come with grease but there was none. Anyway, I used red Castrol ...MRB?...i think... rubber grease (which I have been using on suspension bushings for years). You can buy a tub for around $10.

I also think that from time to time the rear bushing may need re-greasing. We shall see.

**EDIT**

Got a wheel alignment done, to fix the toe, good as gold and plenty of turn in...

Not sure about people saying how this mod improves 'traction' - certainly theres more corner grip now but it just makes the car so much more fun to thrash through corners, hence making the TCS light a whole lot more prevalent on my dash.

Before this mod, I didnt really like to push the car through corners as much.... now, its amazing.

Highly recommend.