Jlt-r32

[AusScare]

Do you run 'fun' plates on the front all the time? Because they are awesome!

[Jarred]

new wheels are looking tough!

[Mr. JLT]

Do you run 'fun' plates on the front all the time? Because they are awesome!

Yea mate it keeps everyone guessing and I have a few of them..

[Mr. JLT]

Waiting on some parts to turn up
Lower front brace (DEG DD 8L9 199 403 part #)
Front upper stur bar(8L9 805 629 A part #)

I'm sure everyone all ready knows about this
Here's the part number for you gents if you would like to run one also since both are Audi/Vw parts.)

The parts came stock on the Audi S3 and Vw passat according to the ETK
The lower brace bolts between the lower part of the subframe and the upper bolts around the left and right strut mounts. 3 holes on each side will have to drilled for the mounting of the upper strut brace since our R32's didnt come with mounting studs like the audi S3's. As far as the passat I'm not sure if they have the mounting studs.

Both upper and lower braces can be used on the MK4 and MK5 R32's and I'm sure on the mk4 golfs also.

I will have more info next week when the parts turn up and I'll take some pics of the install. Cheers and enjoy your weekend.

[Big_M]

Nice, got the lower S3 bar on order just waiting for it to arrive ! Got some rivnuts installed last weekend so it's ready to nail on as soon as the box of goodies arrives.
I was thinking of an upper brace. I'll have to look that up, thanks mate for sharing.

[Dyldo]

so does your strut tower brace ADD stiffness to the chassis? or does it add bling and reinforce chassis?

I was told by heaps of folks that most 2000-onwards cars are pretty rigid around the front chassis and that most cars need stiffening of the chassis for the rear.

[drewr]

so does your strut tower brace ADD stiffness to the chassis? or does it add bling and reinforce chassis?

I was told by heaps of folks that most 2000-onwards cars are pretty rigid around the front chassis and that most cars need stiffening of the chassis for the rear.

I'd ASSUME it would be mostly for bling as the struts are pretty much sitting on the firewall for for the R32 and wouldn't really imagine it'd benefit from a brace. In saying that, however, adding those 2 can ONLY benefit the car and i'm sure it will make a difference in one way or another...

PLEASE bring it down to Brisbane! =D

[Big_M]

In these pics is he running fronts on all 4 corners ?
Seem to sit under the arches nicely.

Sorry yeah I know an old post dragged back to the present ! Gotta ask as I like the look of these wheels and just wondering if fronts all round would fit etc !!

Thanks mate.

Matt.

[fuzion]

looking absolutely ****in tops man.. love it!

you know i still havent got my brakes on, how lazy do you make me feel!

[Mr. JLT]

In these pics is he running fronts on all 4 corners ?
Seem to sit under the arches nicely.

Sorry yeah I know an old post dragged back to the present ! Gotta ask as I like the look of these wheels and just wondering if fronts all round would fit etc !!


Thanks mate.

Matt.

Matt Eric was running a K-sport coilovers or koni i cant remember and the wheels are 18x8 and 18x10. GET LOW SON! I have more pics and you can see the camber thats how they look flush in the gaurds. --I'll dig them out.

[Big_M]

Matt Eric was running a K-sport coilovers or koni i cant remember and the wheels are 18x8 and 18x10. GET LOW SON! I have more pics and you can see the camber thats how they look flush in the gaurds. --I'll dig them out.

Mate, that would be great if you could dig em out. Can post for all to see and or fire em to my email.
You wouldn't happen to have a link to a thread etc !

I'd like some on my car(maybe wishful thinking), locating then fitting will be the fun part. Guessing if went with some KW v3's they might get me low enough !

[Mr. JLT]

Nah sorry mate no thread. Just one of my mates back home.

As far as getting some 18" lobster claws for your car I think your out of luck we only got a few custom sets made from Europe. Only 6 sets where imported to the Us the other few sets went to other places.

There are cheeper brands than KW that will get you low.But get what brand you want. But alot of my mates run Vmaxx,Koni,bilstien,Ksport,Eibach,GC or custom- I think V3's are more for cars that see a track alot of the time and not so much cars that are really low.
I run a mixed set up of suspension stuff. HPA,Vmaxx.Eibach. I still have an 1.5" adjustment up front to get lower and 1" in the rear but I would need some tyres that stretch better and I would run the 1" engine mount spacers for more oil pan clearance and remove the front sway bar.

Also I can get the rear lobster claws 10" to tuck since I got different adapters. Eric was running a 25mm adapter. Mine are 15mm with shallow head bolts and I had to machine 3 mm holes in all my back wheels since the bolt heads are counter sunk in the back wheels. and that gives me 5mm inner wheel clearance


If the wheels where 5x100 PCD and the proper offset you can get a 10.5" wheel to sit flush with the gaurd.

Cheers jay

[Mr. JLT]

SO I got around to installing the S3/TT upper strut brace, was pretty easy and is a nice piece for a Oem part and it came matt black so I was happy about that. Now off to the post office to see if it makes any changes.

[Big_M]

Damn, I thought it was safe to look at the thread, but there are those lobsters again ! hehehehe…...

that brace looks alright mate.

How was the trip to the post office ?

[Jarred]

SO tidy! excellent