jimlloyd40
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Phoenix
- Car(s)
- 2018 SE DSG
DarnNot class legal.
DarnNot class legal.
Are you sure?Not class legal.
Alignment is a moving target, because the suspension isn't static and it's affected even by adjustment of the other corners slightly moving the suspension. And most shops won't let you sit in the driver's seat while aligning.The alignment shop shouldn't have touched your subframe bolts. You should still check them by looking for witness marks and putting a torque wrench on them to be safe. But I'm guessing that rack is messed up or the person operating it didn't know what their doing. The second has been proven. Alignment racks aren't nearly as repeatable as we'd hope btw. We have a calibrated one at work and lots of special work has gone into it to make it the most accurate/repeatable and there is still some to be desired. Getting different numbers when the car goes back on a rack isn't surprising to me.
Check that everything is tight -> re-align (somewhere else) -> check it -> stop thinking about it.
Pretty sure this makes that brace illegal, it doesn't seem very longitudinal to me.
5. No cross-car/lateral/triangulated connections directly between the driver’s side and passenger’s side SFCs are permitted. Connections to OE components such as tunnel braces or closure panels via bolts are allowed and count as the third point of attachment. No alteration to the OE components is permitted.
This. I've had these saved since week two of ownership. So easy get things done when there are instructions like this (recently pulled the center console, not nearly as bad as I thought it would be)Nope. All those fasteners are SINGLE USE, "Stretch-to-torque" type. They ALL need to be replaced. Use the torque values in the Factory Service Manual plus the number of degrees of additional turn needed.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9b7sfl3rmlw5j42/AADtPKlFvDNecWJ9owhYqbzna?dl=0
Does that mean yes or no to an after market diff in STH?Fast track is out and my letter clarifying mechanical vs VAQ diffs was answered.
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Sounds like "yes" to me!Does that mean yes or no to an after market diff in STH?
It's always been yes, except I didn't think it was clear if you already had the VAQ.Does that mean yes or no to an after market diff in STH?
14.10.K. Limited Slip Differentials
1. STS class: No limited slip differentials are permitted except for fac-
tory standard viscous coupler-type units.
2. STU, STR, and STX classes: 2WD vehicles may use any mechanical
LSD unit. AWD vehicles may substitute one differential 9front, rear,
or center) with an aftermarket mechanical LSD.
STH: 2WD vehicles may use any mechanical LSD unit.
This used to say something different and it was wrong, so now it says nothing.Here's the rule citation.
I read this as all mk7s can add one mechanical LSD, including R's. Damn it, now I have another item on my wish list