So I think I'm the first one to actually try this part on a Golf. But the difference has been amazing. And I totally recommend this to anyone who has springs on their car (because yes this affects anyone with springs/coilovers/air bags). I would rate this equal to doing a rear sway bar as far as how much difference it makes to handling.
When you lower your car on a Macpherson strut (which our cars are) you mess up the suspension geometry. The geometry determines your roll center among other things. The roll center is at which point your car will start to roll under lateral forces. This part fixes that (it's a one size fits all, so for some it'll totally fix it, for some it'll bring them closer to spec).
What I've noticed since this morning since I've had it installed:
- Increased front grip in turns
- Better turn-in
- High speed stability in turns
- With my current mods, the car rotates much more easily
- Less understeer on turnin
- Adds a .5 degrees of adjustable camber
Current Mods:
Whiteline springs
Racingline Struts
Eurocode Rear trunk brace
Eurocode Rear Sway bar
Eurocode Rear endlinks
Front control arm bushings (added caster)
034 Camber plates
Rear 034 HD shock mounts
034 Subframe inserts
CTS engine and transmission mounts
HPA dogbone mount
Downside:
Had to shorten one of the bolts because it was too long and it was hitting the knuckle. I've contacted Whiteline about this.
When you lower your car on a Macpherson strut (which our cars are) you mess up the suspension geometry. The geometry determines your roll center among other things. The roll center is at which point your car will start to roll under lateral forces. This part fixes that (it's a one size fits all, so for some it'll totally fix it, for some it'll bring them closer to spec).
What I've noticed since this morning since I've had it installed:
- Increased front grip in turns
- Better turn-in
- High speed stability in turns
- With my current mods, the car rotates much more easily
- Less understeer on turnin
- Adds a .5 degrees of adjustable camber
Current Mods:
Whiteline springs
Racingline Struts
Eurocode Rear trunk brace
Eurocode Rear Sway bar
Eurocode Rear endlinks
Front control arm bushings (added caster)
034 Camber plates
Rear 034 HD shock mounts
034 Subframe inserts
CTS engine and transmission mounts
HPA dogbone mount
Downside:
Had to shorten one of the bolts because it was too long and it was hitting the knuckle. I've contacted Whiteline about this.
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