Make a donation

Author Topic: Best suspension mods?  (Read 13728 times)

Offline the bruce

  • Just look at my post count
  • ******
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 322
  • -Receive: 100
  • Posts: 1591
    • my GTI
Re: Best suspension mods?
« Reply #30 on: June 12, 2011, 02:39:25 am »
Depends on a couple of things:

- taste: turn in vs. traction
- engine power: guess you have 300+ HP > traction needed
- LSD or not: guess not > you need traction
. camber, tyres and so on

Think you better go for a 'mild' front ARB, so solid 24 or 25 mm.
I'd have a look at the Whiteline.
Alternative: lightweight hollow tube type 27 mm, but I don't
trust the hollow bars since I saw pics of two cracked ones.
"You get what you pay for."

Offline RedRobin

  • Just look at my post count
  • ******
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 380
  • -Receive: 442
  • Posts: 16627
  • BIALI Motorsport's Chief Horn Blower
Re: Best suspension mods?
« Reply #31 on: June 16, 2011, 10:10:39 am »

A UNIBrace is on my list of suspension mods!

Dom

....I think you'll find that the Mk5 chassis won't benefit as much as the Mk4 did/does from adding a Unibrace. Surely other suspensions mods would be better done first - Particularly Anti Roll Bars.


On facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robin.procter.50

Throbbin' Red Mk5 GTI DSG with too many mods to list - Have Fun but Safe Journeys!

Offline E30Dom

  • Just look at my post count
  • ******
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 42
  • -Receive: 76
  • Posts: 2100
Re: Best suspension mods?
« Reply #32 on: June 17, 2011, 10:58:57 pm »

A UNIBrace is on my list of suspension mods!

Dom

....I think you'll find that the Mk5 chassis won't benefit as much as the Mk4 did/does from adding a Unibrace. Surely other suspensions mods would be better done first - Particularly Anti Roll Bars.

Well my Mk5 R32 benefited greatly from it, but as you say best to get arb's coilovers etc first(like i did), but once you have these, you will be putting more stress on the chassis, and the Unibrace really improves this, andyou will notice a difference. I am currenlty trying to get a group buy started with Bruce Levin, just waiting to hear back...
Diesel Daily Hack.

Offline Tfsi_Mike

  • Just look at my post count
  • ******
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 241
  • -Receive: 309
  • Posts: 10222
  • Go Large or Go Home
    • Tfsi Mikes Money Pit AKS / TTE / RTech St2+ Cupra
  • My Ride: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,32721.msg402587.html#msg402587
Re: Best suspension mods?
« Reply #33 on: June 18, 2011, 12:13:02 am »

Who does the unibrace? Available for MKII Leon Cupra?