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not had chance to have a look yet but how/where does the bugger fit?all it is is a straight peice of bar with cup on the ends,i presume it just bolts onto the subframe somewhere using the oe bolts.
is it a jack up job or will it go on by just removing my front bumper(this is easy to do on mine).
any info or guidance well recieved:cheers:
piccie of the little fella
jack up onto axle stands - remove front bumper (so you can move)
undo ends of wishbones I guess - then bolt on.
wouldn't mind coming over to help if you have a driveway now?
Mark
drive way shed and extensive tool kit,i also do tea/coffe/sarnies,always welcome m8;)
ave it
hopkinsgm
29-12-2002, 19:45
The pivot bolts for the front wishbones is the usual pick up point for a front lower strut brace Jase. Certainly on the Golf it was far easier job to do with car on the ground as you didn't have all the unsprung weight hanging about on the end of an unsecured wishbone...
cheers g,will be the same on mine then as the brace has golf written on itand also a french word "inferiore" .cheeky buggers;)
is the upper one made out of Ally?.
Shock_Xe
30-12-2002, 11:43
That omp F2 lower strut would fit on an ibiza cupra turbo????
If you just asked 'are the wishbone pick up points in the same place' then the answer is yes
if you want to double check - measure the distance centre to centre & I'll do the same when I get home.
Mark
Shock_Xe
30-12-2002, 12:40
Originally posted by MarkP
If you just asked 'are the wishbone pick up points in the same place' then the answer is yes
if you want to double check - measure the distance centre to centre & I'll do the same when I get home.
Mark
urrrm yeah, i just want to be able tp fit the same 1. Car @ seat at the mo having warranty work done but will measure soon as i get 5
Sounds interesting , do you think it will make much of a difference ??
well, you can argue that with a hulking great subframe there already it won't stiffen it up much more. but like edc said, that extra little bit.....
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=11973
I had a lower strut brace on an '84 scirocco and it made tons (I really mean tons) of a difference. I would surely think that VAG has more than updated the front suspension design, but it should still make a difference.
I was wondering if the Neuspeed one would fit my toledo?? The Neuspeed one looks the tits.
like i said - subframe on new cars, none on older ones
i hope it has at least some +effect,cars 7 years old so its bound to be a bit baggy,may price up some poly bushes if i can't have arbs i'll stiffen the bugger thats there:cheers:
my lower brace dont fit (http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=13033)