Does your VAG handle? It depends...

[pologti18t]

I have had at least 4 customers write their cars off like this because of ill handling vehicles (majority of issue is whacking on a big rear sway bar) and one was seriously hurt. That is the main reason I don't wan't to see any of our forum members maimed or killed - because the car feels "great" around the street with a big rear bar.

I previously had a 2.2 Astra SRi with Koni Sports and a upgraded rear bar. Handled fabulously until I had to do an emergency swerve for a kangaroo. Snap oversteer - scariest few seconds of my life. Without the rear bar the car wouldn't have misbehaved.

[sambb]

Wondering if anyone has done the shine thing to a polo and can give me some advice. My car is a polo 9N3 Gti so the same principles will apply to my car. The thing I'm unsure about is their recommendations on spring rate. They recommend modest increases in spring rate but is this in relation to say a stock non-gti mk4 golf, or does that take in gti models too?
For example my car is already factory lowered 15mm with an increased spring rate and the lower control arms already sit level with the road compared to non-gti polo's. While i'll keep front ride height the same is it going to be going too stiff if I up spring rates from the already uprated factory setting?

The plan is to get the H&R cup kit (lowers 30mm all round) but run the weitec spring distance plates in the front struts to take 20mm back out - ie. net drop equals 30mm rear, 10mm front with increased spring rates all round. Just don't want it to be unecessarily stiff though!! Alternative is to throw in some koni sports on front stock springs and get some custom lower rear springs, that way keeping everything softer.

any advice welcome

[BenT]

I previously had a 2.2 Astra SRi with Koni Sports and a upgraded rear bar. Handled fabulously until I had to do an emergency swerve for a kangaroo. Snap oversteer - scariest few seconds of my life. Without the rear bar the car wouldn't have misbehaved.

I had the same car, stock, and the lift-off oversteer was easy to induce and tons of fun at a little round-a-bout on my way to work every day. Miss that car.


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