front lower strut brace?

[Big-Pete]

anyone got one? how do you fit em? never seen em fitted before, does it make a noticeable difference?

 

[kyle18uk]

Ive got one, very easy to fit, just remove two bolts and then bolt the strut on with the same bolts.

Couldnt say how good they are as my car hasnt moved an inch since fitting, can try get some pics if you want?

 

[Big-Pete]

yeah go for it please mate

 

[kyle18uk]

not mine but best pic i could find of how/where it fits.

 

[Big-Pete]

nice just done mine it grips better out of corners well worth while! 20 quid well spent!

 

[Naz]

+1

made a massive difference on mine, i put new wishbones with poly bushes and the lower strut at the same time but with the standard shocks and springs.

made an immense difference on roundabouts with the combined poly bushes.

bushes are rock solid though, feel everything. i may change to LCR bushes i think.

 

[BubbleBoy]

Were did you guys find the lower strut brace?
I want one myself!
Can't find any on ebay?

 

[Naz]

i got mine from rally design.co.uk

mk2 golf one is same fitting

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=108_126&products_id=524

EDIT: Link added

 

[BubbleBoy]

i got mine from rally design.co.uk

mk2 golf one is same fitting

Thanks mate!

 

[kyle18uk]

i got mine from strutbracer.co.uk

link:

http://www.strutbracer.co.uk/page1.php?sitepage=4&partid=39&modelid=1287&manuf=90

pretty cheap to

 

[Fl@pper]

£35 inc vat at demon tweeks

 

[M1KEH]

+1

I don't like the polybushes on the rear of these style wishbones. The poly is just to hard and doesn't flex like the original is designed too. Whoever designed them obvioussly wasn't thinking about how the wishbone was designed to move. It either needs a spherical bearing or as you say an lcr style full rubber mount.

 

[Fl@pper]

i wonder what difference tubular arms would make ?

bit of weight saved i guess (2kg ?) + be able to design in some adjusters i guess

 

[Ronin225]

I don't like the polybushes on the rear of these style wishbones. The poly is just to hard and doesn't flex like the original is designed too. Whoever designed them obvioussly wasn't thinking about how the wishbone was designed to move. It either needs a spherical bearing or as you say an lcr style full rubber mount.

You can get race rear wishbone bushes which in essence are rose joints, but very solid ride

 

[M1KEH]

I doub't you'd save much in weight with tubular arms. But note these pressed steel ones are very stiff in the direction that forces are applied. Main thing would be for adjustability, but until your running a serious track car and changing the setup and doing lots of testing you won't gain alot by having that adjustability.

 

[M1KEH]

You can get race rear wishbone bushes which in essence are rose joints, but very solid ride

I'd imagine with a polybush front mount and rear spherical bearing (rose joint per se), you would not have an overly harsh ride. Harshness of ride should mainly be absorbed by the shocks and springs. Wishbones just take lateral front to back loads from braking and accelerating.

 

[Ronin225]

Did look into doing race ones, but feedback from people who had said it was too hard and unforgiving and swapped back to poly

 

[Fl@pper]

must admit rings a bell someone here had a mk3 with fully rose jointed ones on road ?? and obvious results of hating it

 

[M1KEH]

Ibizaalex had them on his mk3. I didn't think he hated them though.

At the end of the day genuine rubber bushes last over 100k miles usually and give a good compromise. Thats what I'll be buying if I ever need them.

Consumer market will buy anything as shown by rear poly mounts.

 

[crossedmike]

nice just done mine it grips better out of corners well worth while! 20 quid well spent!

hmm im tempted ? i have front top and rear do i go for bottom ?