MK5 Golf GTI

The only race I run with the 19" Monzas.    

2010:

You guess what happened? 

Nice photos, nice car :).

Fantastic photos! Love your car 

Thanx, honeys !! 

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.

An awesome car and some awesome pics.

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

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. 

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

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.

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.