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MK7 "Random / "Stupid" Questions Thread"

EpicTech

EpicTech

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MK7 GTI 6sp w/PP
lol I do have Capital One.
 
EpicTech

EpicTech

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Houston
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MK7 GTI 6sp w/PP
CaptainRatty

CaptainRatty

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Winston-Salem, NC
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MK7 GTI
If I spin my coilovers down about 3-4 threads on the left-rear, about 1/4”, is that enough to throw off the alignment?
 
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Nineeightyone

Nineeightyone

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EpicTech

EpicTech

Autocross Champion
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Houston
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MK7 GTI 6sp w/PP
Nineeightyone said:
I believe they order them as-needed, is 4% bonus cashback worth a brief wait? Usually they're pretty quick in my experience. Though I will say the XAs are nice, if you want camber adjustment without doing stuff at the control arm side you're gonna need some flavor of aftermarket top hats
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Def worth the wait, I love saving money lol. I went back and looked and it said they could be delivered like June 8th. I think these are the ticket since they have KW DNA without the price. Trying to decide what color for the springs lol.
 
DerHase

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Hampton Roads, VA
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2019 GTI Rabbit
Pineapple said:
Calling people who have been discussing suspension @GoatAutomotive @DerHase @Track R

How should I go about upgrading my LCA's if I don't have access to a press?
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Make friends with somebody who has a press.

Or buy one for $250 if you have the space. Super useful to have.
edit: Fuck they're $250 now. Was $200 a few years ago. But yeah, this is what I have:
https://www.northerntool.com/products/ironton-20-ton-hydraulic-shop-press-89156

You can USUALLY go to any auto shop and just bring the control arms and bushing with you and have them press them in... but that also requires them not being complete morons and fucking anything up. They'll probably charge you a flat half hour or hour of labor if I had to guess.

Otherwise IMO the easy option would be just buying a pair of MK8 control arms.
EDIT: after looking into a bit further I'm not 100% the MK8 bushings are different - might just be the 8Y Audi S3 that has the more solid bushings?

EDIT AGAIN: Confirmed that Pineapple got these arms with the new smaller-void bushings!


https://vw.oempartsonline.com/v-202...ase--2-0l-l4-gas/suspension--front-suspension

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They have tiny voids which allow needed flex for the suspension to cycle... but they're nowhere near as large as the MK7 stuff was so they're not soft and loose like MK7 stock stuff. I've torn up 2 sets of BFI bushings in a little over a year, and destroyed a set of Whiteline spherical-in-poly bushings at a single autocross (they're garbage).

OEM stuff is the way to go if you want noise and maintenance free. If you buy the loose bushings, keep in mind there SEEMS to be a small and a large void. Smaller void goes to the outside to prevent as much deflection under braking/cornering.

No idea what @GoatAutomotive 's problem was with his 81A-407-183 RS3 bushings not fitting. I pressed a set of those into some OEM MK7 LCAs for @Rmcnelly which will be getting bolted onto his car this weekend.



Not sure what your wants/needs are... but if you want added caster or camber or anything, you'll need to choose something else. Unfortunately all the options for this car are trash or questionable. The 034 arms seem nice to add camber and bit of caster, but no firsthand experience. They're tempting, but not pay near $500 kind of tempting to me. I just want to know if they have standard/OEM size bushing bores so they could be converted to JXB sphericals easily or not. Otherwise if I ever do buy them, it'll probably be with intentions to get some stuff custom machined to do exactly that.
 
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Pineapple

Pineapple

Autocross Champion
Location
Boston, MA
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2017 Golf GTI S
DerHase said:
Make friends with somebody who has a press.

Or buy one for $200 if you have the space. Super useful to have.

You can USUALLY go to any auto shop and just bring the control arms and bushing with you and have them press them in... but that also requires them not being complete morons and fucking anything up. They'll probably charge you a flat half hour or hour of labor if I had to guess.

Otherwise IMO the easy option would be just buying a pair of MK8 control arms.
https://vw.oempartsonline.com/v-202...ase--2-0l-l4-gas/suspension--front-suspension

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They have tiny voids which allow needed flex for the suspension to cycle... but they're nowhere near as large as the MK7 stuff was so they're not soft and loose like MK7 stock stuff. I've torn up 2 sets of BFI bushings in a little over a year, and destroyed a set of Whiteline spherical-in-poly bushings at a single autocross (they're garbage).

OEM stuff is the way to go if you want noise and maintenance free. If you buy the loose bushings, keep in mind there SEEMS to be a small and a large void. Smaller void goes to the outside to prevent as much deflection under braking/cornering.

No idea what @GoatAutomotive 's problem was with his 81A-407-183 RS3 bushings not fitting. I pressed a set of those into some OEM MK7 LCAs for @Rmcnelly which will be getting bolted onto his car this weekend.



Not sure what your wants/needs are... but if you want added caster or camber or anything, you'll need to choose something else. Unfortunately all the options for this car are trash or questionable. The 034 arms seem nice to add camber and bit of caster, but no firsthand experience. They're tempting, but not pay near $500 kind of tempting to me. I just want to know if they have standard/OEM size bushing bores so they could be converted to JXB sphericals easily or not. Otherwise if I ever do buy them, it'll probably be with intentions to get some stuff custom machined to do exactly that.
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My wants/needs are 80k suspension refresh, nothing fancy regarding caster and camber. I don't do enough turning to warrant an advanced setup.

Pressing them in myself is obviously thrifty but I have no workshop space. Maybe I can sweet talk @Acadia18 into getting a new tool?
 
DerHase

DerHase

Autocross Champion
Location
Hampton Roads, VA
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2019 GTI Rabbit
Pineapple said:
My wants/needs are 80k suspension refresh, nothing fancy regarding caster and camber. I don't do enough turning to warrant an advanced setup.

Pressing them in myself is obviously thrifty but I have no workshop space. Maybe I can sweet talk @Acadia18 into getting a new tool?
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In that case just buy the pair of LCAs from the link above. Should be $250-260ish for both sides, ready to install. Also means new forward bushing too (which is a bitch to change out for new rubber without damaging).

Minimal downtime, not crazy $$.

Then sell your old arms to recoup some costs.
 
Pineapple

Pineapple

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Boston, MA
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2017 Golf GTI S
DerHase said:
In that case just buy the pair of LCAs from the link above. Should be $250-260ish for both sides, ready to install. Also means new forward bushing too (which is a bitch to change out for new rubber without damaging).

Minimal downtime, not crazy $$.

Then sell your old arms to recoup some costs.
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Reuse hardware?
 
Pineapple

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Boston, MA
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2017 Golf GTI S
EpicTech

EpicTech

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Houston
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MK7 GTI 6sp w/PP
^ Those LCA's work on MK7 ?
 
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