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uberdot

Autocross Champion
Location
Ten Forward
Car(s)
Silver 2017 6MT
Fantastic Job, Brandon!
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dlhoovler

Go Kart Champion
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
Car(s)
2017 GTI Sport 6MT
I suspect that a RSB upgrade makes a more noticeable difference with an otherwise stock suspension, and especially with stock tires. Putting a 25mm RSB on my 2017 Sport (PP) was very discernable on both off-ramps and 90-degree intersections. I'm still running the factory Hankook S1 Noble 2 tires.

Now, I know that better tires would probably have made a bigger difference, and under all driving conditions. But I also don't find these particular factory tires to be at all bad, certainly not bad enough to just dump them without getting my money's worth out of them. They're still above half tread (I run winter tires about six months a year), so I'll probably run them for another two or three years before replacing them. Good new tires will be $700-1,000; my RSB was $150. For this cheapskate, that's a no-brainer, especially since I plan to keep the car as long as possible.
 

GTIfan99

Autocross Champion
Location
FL
I suspect that a RSB upgrade makes a more noticeable difference with an otherwise stock suspension, and especially with stock tires. Putting a 25mm RSB on my 2017 Sport (PP) was very discernable on both off-ramps and 90-degree intersections. I'm still running the factory Hankook S1 Noble 2 tires.

Now, I know that better tires would probably have made a bigger difference, and under all driving conditions. But I also don't find these particular factory tires to be at all bad, certainly not bad enough to just dump them without getting my money's worth out of them. They're still above half tread (I run winter tires about six months a year), so I'll probably run them for another two or three years before replacing them. Good new tires will be $700-1,000; my RSB was $150. For this cheapskate, that's a no-brainer, especially since I plan to keep the car as long as possible.

The kooks weren't that bad laterally, but they were among the worst tires in the last 20 years that I've owned under braking. Only tires worse were the original Bridgestone RE92 AS tires on the early WRX's.
 

Kdubya

Drag Racing Champion
Location
Florida
Car(s)
2017 GTI
Finished two out of the four wheels tonight with carbon fiber wrap:
 

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DrFunkalupicus

Autocross Champion
Location
Topeka
Car(s)
2016 VW GTI S

Kdubya

Drag Racing Champion
Location
Florida
Car(s)
2017 GTI

Kdubya

Drag Racing Champion
Location
Florida
Car(s)
2017 GTI
They do. It'll be interesting to see how they hold up to stone chips.
Yeah - the hold up time frame will be interesting to see!
 
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