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  • To strut brace or not strut brace?

    Hi all looking at some handling upgrades to my GTI I cutrebtly have lowered springs on. What else is good bang for buck?
    I put a strut brace in my previous car with great impact. Will it make much on a difference in my GTI??

    thanks

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    I put one on mine, doesn't seem to feel so squishy on a hard corner under power now. Doesn't seem uber necessary as the strut towers aren't completely separate like on a lot of cars, I did it because I wanted to see, it works, but I'd go sway bars instead or struts/springs.
    MY11 GTI DSG - SII Bluefin, Empire Dump, Custom intake, Front strut brace
    01 Pathfinder -Cat back, SAFC, Intake, Lift and Muddies
    88 HR31 Coupe - lots
    08 FG XR6T - 380hp

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    • #3
      Go for a new rear swaybar next.

      Fitting a strut brace on the Golf's is rarely done as the design of the strut tops and cowl beneath the windscreen mean that you need to either remove parts or cut them up to allow a strut brace to fit.
      2017 Ford Fiesta ST the go kart

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      • #4
        Yep, I had to remove the rubber seals around the wiring, no biggie for me, but if you're anal about your car you'd care, I'm not, it's just a Golf.
        I'd also look at a Anti lift kit, our tyres are slightly scrubbed on the outer edge, would definitely benefit from some camber while turning.
        MY11 GTI DSG - SII Bluefin, Empire Dump, Custom intake, Front strut brace
        01 Pathfinder -Cat back, SAFC, Intake, Lift and Muddies
        88 HR31 Coupe - lots
        08 FG XR6T - 380hp

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        • #5
          Originally posted by MozzGTI View Post
          Hi all looking at some handling upgrades to my GTI I cutrebtly have lowered springs on. What else is good bang for buck?
          Better dampers to suit the stiffer springs
          Resident grumpy old fart
          VW - Metallic Paint, Radial Tyres, Laminated Windscreen, Electric Windows, VW Alloy Wheels, Variable Geometry Exhaust Driven Supercharger, Direct Unit Fuel Injection, Adiabatic Ignition, MacPherson Struts front, Torsion Beam rear, Coil Springs, Hydraulic Dampers, Front Anti-Roll Bar, Disc Brakes, Bosch ECU, ABS

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          • #6
            Any recommendations on rear away bars??

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            • #7
              Originally posted by MozzGTI View Post
              Any recommendations on rear away bars??
              Probably not too much choice. See if Whiteline do one.

              Gavin
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