For Robin, so he takes the plunge...

**Roscoe** · 26-07-2005, 05:28 PM

I run standard swaybars with poly bushes. I don't think you nead to go stiffer for the road you are better off investing in a good set of shocks. If the Sway bar is too stiff on the front you are more likely to pick up the inside front wheel when cornering and then you have no traction. I have raced front drive cars with no sway bar at all! Going stiffer at the rear may help eliminate understeer but I find that my car is pretty neutral anyway. My biggest problem is that the car is pitching to much under heavy braking and locking a rear wheel. It is actually quite hard to improve the handling on a MK2 GTi, but it is easy to make a mess of it. A bit of negitive camber on the front and a lower front subframe brace are worthwhile.

**evorobin** · 26-07-2005, 07:41 PM

Interesting stuff. In terms of handling other people have said the opposite. I find the sway bars make for a choppier ride but traction out of corners is improved. Again this in my opinion is down to running them with std suspension. I think if it was lowered the sway bars would work against the car as you said!

The only way of knowing is to do it. I can't believe the corner speeds I have now. I was keeping up with an S3 in the wet on some fast sweepers. Also the car feels tighter than it did before. You can go 25fr and 28rear if your really keen...

**mrgolf** · 29-07-2005, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by evorobin

I think if it was lowered the sway bars would work against the car as you said!

...and yet you are encouraging me to get a set of sways for my 35mm lower GTI....

Glad we are having this converstaion, Roscoe. I feel that mine always locks the rear brakes in the same way. Do you think it is worth adjusting the rear bias a little? I also find that the car wallows a little too much and is less neutral than it has been due to a diff locker being installed. It does help a bit with less understeer when pushed hard, but when cruising it has more understeer. Do you reckon a stiffer rear sway will help this?

**evorobin** · 29-07-2005, 09:27 PM

Yes and no steve. It may well affect traction out of corners lowered with a sway but once on the move I don't think it would. Mine is getting lowered more than 35mm so time will tell. I may well hate having a lowered car

**evorobin** · 15-09-2005, 11:12 PM

Decent pics to come!

**Golf Loon** · 16-09-2005, 09:06 AM

Lightened it up a bit for ya robin

Golfwise · 16-09-2005, 10:02 AM

Whats with the drooling over those mesh wheels

I wouldn't have them for a couple of reasons,
too hard to clean
look like they are from a mid 80's BMW and look dated
every man and his dog has them
look like they belong with a bodykit from the 80's
too many spokes,look cluttered

Dare to be different

**evorobin** · 16-09-2005, 11:07 AM

every man and his dog has them

Not in Australia they don't. I could have bought a new set of Ronal turbo's etc but I've always wanted some RS. If there were so many around I wouldn't have had to modify a set to fit. These used wheels were recently shipped from Japan btw...

Thanks Loon