Change the front sway bar links? The rear ones I agree with, when changing to a stiffer bar, but why the fronts?
I'd agree. My nephew has a GLI on Neuspeed "race springs" with stock dampers... we live in NE Ohio, you need some compliance for the roads around here!
The OEM Front endlinks arent adjustable. So if you are working on the suspension and lower the car and what not it can help to have adjustable links so you can dial in the front as you like.
The front strut brace, totally useless. It's not doing anything that the drivetrain layout isn't accomplishing, so close to the firewall.
I puked in my mouth at the mention of VTT. But OEM are going to be the most reliable in terms of not popping off or rubbing on crap.
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Not sure why you would puke? Its a pipe system. They don't rub when installed properly, work as described, and look cool so thats a win-win.
The APR plate works about as well if not slightly better than VWR/Spulen. All of them are flawed in terms of not allowing proper vacuum, and will contribute to failed engine seals in the longterm as a result. The spulen plate is arguably the worst of the 3 given the lack of extra check valve, but this advice has been repeated ad nauseam on FB until it became accepted as a good product. Obviously you're sponsored by USP so anyone should take those words with a grain of salt.
I may support USP and vice versa but I don't think your disclaimer works here. If anything I can stand by what I say with over 5 years of competition use with zero issues. I know of one full proof solution but that requires literally sourcing race parts from TCR cars so its not really feasible ($$$$) for me
VWR and Spulen (USP) have the best consumer grade setup for us right now. If anything I like the VWR/Racingline one better because of the tank. Both have been used in international competitions succesfully by teams much more competitive than my own.
I personally have not used the APR on my own vehicle. Just going off information from other MQB owners I've met on track and their findings. That may be grain of salt worthy.
Sway bars aren't something you can generalize like that. Very much up to driver preference and how the rest of the suspension is set up. It's like saying you should never run a big wing on a car prone to understeer--yet you have one, and that's OK because presumably your suspension and front aero are set up to balance it out.
Yea you can generalize them, hence the wonderful chat with the other member about the FSB who helped me understand more about their uses in other applications. RSB is one of the first things suggested for improving cornering on these cars in stock form. Not even a debatable topic on this platform. Want that rear to wake up? RSB that thang.
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Aero is its own topic and I first got a wing because it looked cool. Full Stop. I wanted a TCR car and that first proto wing set me on my way! I learned more about how it works later down the road. I'm slightly insane and would rather drive a gti with a wing fast on track than a non-aero one. Ppl who were sporting that "WhY woUld YoU rUn a WIng on a FWD Car" "Its gonna plow" nonsense just truly didn't know shit about motorsports.
With that said, slap anyone who says running a splitter on its own on a FWD car will help haha. Did that for a session and whew child, outside of my run with bigger FSB thats the closest I've ever come to binning my shit because of the front end haha.
Isn't the RSR roll bar the one that has the main hoops connected to the middle of the rear brace, rather than directly to the chassis points? It blows my mind people are paying 3x the price of an autopower bar for something so badly designed.
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The photo here is the Audi RSR RSR roll cage. Im not sure why someone would put that in the hatch version. Maybe its for looks?
I use this version
https://studiorsr.com/products/volkswagen-mk7-gti-roll-cage-roll-bar
Which is much more fitting for my application.
I personally like how mine looks over the Autopower version. Also the install is pretty smooth!
The price however is much less smooth but safety is safety.
