VIC Low life problems !!

[aliVEEDUB]

ok guys ive lowered my mk4 golf and a problem has occurred, as the road is bumpy my drive shaft rubs against the sway bar, is this a common problem for mk4 golfs if its lowered to much or i might have something out of place as ive hit the side of a barrier when i was having fun threw the mountains few months back but car wasnt lowered when i had the incident.

[eltonking]

ok guys ive lowered my mk4 golf and a problem has occurred, as the road is bumpy my drive shaft rubs against the sway bar, is this a common problem for mk4 golfs if its lowered to much or i might have something out of place as ive hit the side of a barrier when i was having fun threw the mountains few months back but car wasnt lowered when i had the incident.

yep thats normal - depending on how you lowered it (coils or springs) you can raise it up (if you have coilovers) so you don't rub anymore (thats what i did) but a lot of guys just take to the swaybar with an angle grinder (thats what i was always planning on doing but never did)

hope that helps

[aliVEEDUB]

I've got coilovers but i don't want to raise it its sitting perfectly how I want it lol. If I cut the sway bar would it effect any my stability or turning??

[eri_12]

The exact same thing happenned to me...i was having fun on a road in some mountains and after one corner, it all of sudden started scraping. I was told to get drop links for the swaybar which I did but they didnt work - only caused more scraping. And I didnt want to raise it so I bought a H&R swaybar which has more clearance - got that put in and now it doesnt rub!

[dylan8]

general rule with mk4 FWD is after a 40mm drop the sway bar will start to cause problems.
Some people seem to get away with a 50mm or so drop.

H&R and one or two other brands apparently have it sorted (even for bagged cars)
end links only work to a point also

I removed my stock sway bar and replaced it with a whiteline (big mistake!), ended up having the whiteline removed and run no sway.
There is a down side of more body roll, but I think there is less under steer now. and no sway lets the suspension move more freely which seems to give a softer ride

[tigger73]

I can't say for Mk4 but on my Tig I had to add adjustable links and also adjust the setting on the sway bar so I got clearance from my tail shaft. Also if your sway bar shifts (side-to-side) this may also effect the clearance so re-centring the sway bar may be enough.

[brad]

ok guys ive lowered my mk4 golf and a problem has occurred, as the road is bumpy my drive shaft rubs against the sway bar, is this a common problem for mk4 golfs if its lowered to much or i might have something out of place as ive hit the side of a barrier when i was having fun threw the mountains few months back but car wasnt lowered when i had the incident.

You probably need to change the droplinks

[aliVEEDUB]

The exact same thing happenned to me...i was having fun on a road in some mountains and after one corner, it all of sudden started scraping. I was told to get drop links for the swaybar which I did but they didnt work - only caused more scraping. And I didnt want to raise it so I bought a H&R swaybar which has more clearance - got that put in and now it doesnt rub!

where can i find a H&R sway bar from ??

[SLAJ]

Re: Low life problems !!

where can i find a H&R sway bar from ??

I'm pretty sure ECS tuning have them. Otherwise there is a shop on sydney rd Coburg called TUSPEED, Adam there deals with H&R a fair bit.

I had the same problem man, also put in a whiteline and like Dylan said it was a bad idea, took that out and am not running one at the moment but I think I'll go a H&R front and rear soon too.

A guy on VwVortex also told me a while ago that he ran a mk4 R32 swaybar on both of his (non R32) Mk4's without a problem but I can't confirm if that would actually work or not.

[eri_12]

I bought mine off ebay - a seller in USA. This is the exact one I bought:
H R 98 10 VW Beetle Golf Jetta IV VR6 TDI 1 8T Cabrio Wagon 26mm Front Sway BAR | eBay
Except I did have to pay an extra $50 or so for postage because it was too big to send with usps and they had to send with ups instead which got here way quicker anyway.
Edit: I also used the stock links

[VR6man]

My MK4 is on lowered springs, whiteline swaybar and the whiteline adjustable links and I have no rubbing at all.
The standard links are not your friend.

[SLAJ]

Re: Low life problems !!

My MK4 is on lowered springs, whiteline swaybar and the whiteline adjustable links and I have no rubbing at all.
The standard links are not your friend.

It sounds like you need to go lower

[aliVEEDUB]

My drive shaft snapped out if place where it connects to the gearboxes the bearings **** them selves lol. My mechanic is making a spacer to make the drive shaft longer guess that should help out a little... But thanks guys for help goin to order the after market sway bar soon as car back on the road !!!

[HaydEn]

Low life problems !!

My drive shaft snapped out if place where it connects to the gearboxes the bearings **** them selves lol. My mechanic is making a spacer to make the drive shaft longer guess that should help out a little... But thanks guys for help goin to order the after market sway bar soon as car back on the road !!!

I've had this happen a few times. Ended up getting bolts 5mm longer and over tightened them. Haven't had an issue since


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[madglf3]

I have the same issue you've mentioned and I'm on coils with standard front swaybar and FK adjustable drop links. I wouldn't really recommend the drop links after a certain amount of lowering as they're not going to to solve all rubbing problems. One of mine actually broke and so I went back to the standard drop link on that side and haven't noticed any further issues there.

I Might have to look into swaybar removal if I want to go lower. That said, I'm fond of it handling well & don't mind a harsher ride as a result of keeping the swaybar in place.