Hey all- I've been loosely following this thread for a little while. Lots of cool suspension info in here. The GTI is my first car, and I may have jumped too deep into mods before fine tuning the current setup.
I recently finished installing a Verkline front subframe and control arms, as well as rear camber arms. I was hoping this setup would dial the car in, but it still feels a bit *off*. Seems like a lot of the suspension setup talk is in here, so I was hoping to get some help.
The car seems to squirm a bit side-to-side exiting corners or on power in straights. Tightening up the rear damping and adjusting my FSB to be more loose helped significantly, but I still feel this same movement. Grip in corners improved greatly, but it likes to wander a bit when going straight.
The alignment came out great, and is dead-on. I've also done a bolt check since install so I'm confident nothing is loose.
I also added a fresh 6mt with a few upgrades, including a wavetrac while removing the VAQ. Could it just be the differences in diffs? The steering response was changed dramatically with the diff.
Setup is as follows:
>B16 coilovers- Rear set to 8/10 stiff, front set to 9/10. I used to run 6 all around, but the new suspension made 6 feel far too soft.
>Indy 500 tires 255/35 R 18 square
>ST 25mm rear sway bar / 29mm front sway bar
> Camber is -2.2 in front and -2.5 in rear. Slight toe out in front and zero toe in rear. Printout is attached below.
I had the car out on track in 2019 fairly stock, and would love to start going to more trackdays, but am not sure how to begin. Should I sign up for the local SCCA region? I assume my car is too built to fit into the GS or STH classes mentioned earlier. I've been enjoying it in the canyons for now.
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