Bruce' black one: airbase & AutoX pics

[the bruce]

  The only race I run with the 19" Monzas.    

[the bruce]

2010:

[the bruce]

[the bruce]

You guess what happened? 

[rex]

Nice photos, nice car :).

[Verity]

Fantastic photos! Love your car 

[the bruce]

Thanx, honeys !! 

[the bruce]

For everyone interested in anti roll bars I made this table to compare the several stock and aftermarket bars.
Be careful when comparing tube and solid types !!
In general:  aftermarket sway bars are stiffer and they are adjustable front and rear to balance the car.  
They all reduce body roll. Ride comfort is reduced just by a small amount.


Some examples:


model / diameter front ( x thickness) / diameter rear (x thickness)


OEM:


A3 Ambition/S-Line: 22,5 x 3,5 / 20,7 x 2,8 both tube

Golf V GTI: 23,6 x 3,5 / 21,7 x 3,0 both tube

Golf V R32: 22,0 solid / 21,7 x 3,0 tube (4-motion)

Golf VI GTI: 23,6 x 3,5 / 21,7 x 3,0 PR-0BF or 21,7 x 3,6 PR-0BM (DCC?) both tube

Golf VI R: 22,0 solid / 21,7 x 3,6 tube (4-motion)

Scirocco R: 23,6 x 3,5 / 21,7 x 3,6 both tube

Touran 170 HP: 23,0 solid / 21,7 x 3,0 tube

Passat R36: 23,6 solid / 21,7 x 3,6 tube (4-motion)

Sharan 2011: 24.0 mm / 20.0 mm both solid



adjustable sport after-market ARBs:


Whiteline: 22 / 22 mm  both solid  (non adjustable)

H&R 'regular': 26 / 22 mm both solid

Eibach AntiRoll: 26 / 23 mm both solid

KW clubsport: 26 / 23 mm both solid

H&R 'big boy': 28 / 24 mm  both solid

H&R 'big boy' II: 28 / 28 mm  both solid  (available at AWE only)

H&R 4-motion: 25 / 25 mm both solid

Whiteline: 24 / 24 mm  both solid

Neuspeed: 25 / 25 mm  both solid

Autotech: 25 / 25 mm  tube

APR/Hotchkis: 27 / 27 mm tube (does anybody know thicknesses?)


KW CS are identical to Eibach, just painted yellow instead of dark red.


 

[the bruce]

 

[stealthwolf]

An awesome car and some awesome pics.

What happened on the track/airfield with the cone? Oversteer spin?

[the bruce]

Yes, it was cold and a bit wet, so no chance to the get the rear tyres warm.
So we had overstering probs. Had a friend driving my car when I took the picture.
One hour later I had similar problems. 

[the bruce]

WALK, front bushes of S3 arm, S3 hub and bushes of rear trailing arm.
All bushes come from Whiteline.

 

[Hedge]

Bruce - on your pictures above can you confirm what you have their please.

Are you running S3 hub and arm with everything else OEM Golf e.g. wheel bearing.

[the bruce]

Yes, the GTI wheel bearings were still good, so I stayed with them.
As I said on the S3 hub thread all the bearings have the same dimensions.

[Hedge]