SouthFL_Mk7.5
Autocross Champion
- Location
- South Florida
- Car(s)
- 2019 GTI S
***Note; Thread edited to update installation and end results- there was a simple conflict at the swaybar endlink which was causing creaks and groans at low speed turn of the wheel. All has been corrected. Initial impressions of this kit is that it’s produced the exact results I was looking for, described in detail below...***
After driving around for almost a year and a half with Superpro Fixed Camber strut tops and Superpro LCA’s I was enjoying the benefits in handling that the -2 camber was providing- especially at the track.
Over time, over bumps in the daily driving- especially 30mph and below driving over rougher roads- there was a decent amount of chatter coming from the strut tops- enough that it was beginning to be somewhat annoying, but not enough to merit removing them if it were up to me. Higher speed driving was smooth and things worked well at the track.
Enter request from my son to lower the car (before I hand it over to him as his first car)- I figured this would be a good chance to reintroduce some OEM strut tops while lowering will achieve some negative camber that would be lost when removing the Superpro strut tops....
...I searched quite a bit for different Spring/Damper combinations and settled on the VWR Kit partially because of the price point but mostly because it’s a matched set.
Got everything installed yesterday and drove the car around today. Initial impressions;
THE GOOD
-Just the right amount of lowering without going too low.
-OEM or better ride over dips and bumps in the road.
-No chatter coming from the strut tops thanks to the Febi(Bilstein) strut tops.
-Dive/Squat has significantly been reduced.
-Flat and even during lateral loads.
THE *GOOD (thread title used to read “bad”)
*** Fixed pops and groans encountered while turning after initial install with adjustments to front endlinks ***
Conclusion
Looks like my kid gets what he wants- the car lowered. Dynamics have improved. NVH has improved with regards to the strut tops! Quiet freeway and city driving!
******Kit has produced the exact results I was looking for!
Pics from today- car is absolutely filthy.
After driving around for almost a year and a half with Superpro Fixed Camber strut tops and Superpro LCA’s I was enjoying the benefits in handling that the -2 camber was providing- especially at the track.
Over time, over bumps in the daily driving- especially 30mph and below driving over rougher roads- there was a decent amount of chatter coming from the strut tops- enough that it was beginning to be somewhat annoying, but not enough to merit removing them if it were up to me. Higher speed driving was smooth and things worked well at the track.
Enter request from my son to lower the car (before I hand it over to him as his first car)- I figured this would be a good chance to reintroduce some OEM strut tops while lowering will achieve some negative camber that would be lost when removing the Superpro strut tops....
...I searched quite a bit for different Spring/Damper combinations and settled on the VWR Kit partially because of the price point but mostly because it’s a matched set.
Got everything installed yesterday and drove the car around today. Initial impressions;
THE GOOD
-Just the right amount of lowering without going too low.
-OEM or better ride over dips and bumps in the road.
-No chatter coming from the strut tops thanks to the Febi(Bilstein) strut tops.
-Dive/Squat has significantly been reduced.
-Flat and even during lateral loads.
THE *GOOD (thread title used to read “bad”)
*** Fixed pops and groans encountered while turning after initial install with adjustments to front endlinks ***
Conclusion
Looks like my kid gets what he wants- the car lowered. Dynamics have improved. NVH has improved with regards to the strut tops! Quiet freeway and city driving!
******Kit has produced the exact results I was looking for!
Pics from today- car is absolutely filthy.
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