My MKIV Golf 2.Slow Daily Driver

[dainese]

2/3rd the price I paid for the car

cheers guys, I've got an unhealthy obsession with Work Meister S1's, between my skyline and golf I've got 6 pairs of varying offsets and widths... and now PCD's.

sexy as...

[funkymonkey]

Finalised order to ECS just then:


Front Suspension Refresh Kit - Stage 3 (lol @ americans and their "stage" concept)


TT Short Shift Kit - With Shifter Cable End


Complete air ride system with AutoPilot Digital air management system


ECS Adjustable Sway Bar End Link Set


ECS Ultimate 2.0L Timing Belt Kit


ECS Urethane Rear Coil Spring Isolators (not sure if I'll need this, but wasn't gonna worry about it at $15)

w00t. there goes half of my tax return

[RolfGolf]

That's a hell of an order - good time to place it with the AUS $ where it is at the moment too! I'm looking at grabbing an ECS Front Suspension Refresh stage 2 kit while the dollar is good.

[Jarred]

wikid! can't wait for this!

[funkymonkey]

lol first time I'm gonna be doing a major service on any euro car. should be fun when all the bits get here. hopefully it doesn't end up spending as much time on the hoist as the skyline.

also, gonna be a marathon effort to have it all finished before DOVW. All depends on shipping time now I guess.

That's a hell of an order - good time to place it with the AUS $ where it is at the moment too! I'm looking at grabbing an ECS Front Suspension Refresh stage 2 kit while the dollar is good.

I'd say you've got till the start of next week. I doubt we'll crack the $0.98 mark.

[damianzmd]

Ahh this thread is awesome! I've got myself a 1.8 GLE in Black! I now have some motivation to spruce it up! Excellent, would love to see some pictures of the R32 kit after its done!

[dylan8]

oh wow, big $$ being spent!
The rear spring mounts i found were good. car felt a little softer while more 'together' if you like.

[funkymonkey]

The rear spring mounts i found were good. car felt a little softer while more 'together' if you like.

sweet. It just dawned on me while I was looking into suspension that the car is almost 10 years old, so the rubbers must be worn as hell by now, and nothing in the log books indicate that they were ever maintained by the previous owner.

[Manaz]

Finalised order to ECS just then:

Front Suspension Refresh Kit - Stage 3 (lol @ americans and their "stage" concept)

That's a hell of an order - good time to place it with the AUS $ where it is at the moment too! I'm looking at grabbing an ECS Front Suspension Refresh stage 2 kit while the dollar is good.

Unless you specifically need the lower control arms (that's where the stage 3 kit differs mostly from the stage 2 kit), I'd stick with stage 2. In fact, the stage 3 kit misses out on something important - the TT/R32 lower control arm rear bushes!

[Manaz]

I'd say you've got till the start of next week. I doubt we'll crack the $0.98 mark.

Financial analysts are saying we'll be at about 97c for the rest of this year, but likely to crack parity by mid-next year - maybe as high as $1.05.

Regardless - with the exchange rate as good as it is, you'd be crazy to wait in the hope that it got better. Jump in!

[funkymonkey]

Unless you specifically need the lower control arms (that's where the stage 3 kit differs mostly from the stage 2 kit), I'd stick with stage 2. In fact, the stage 3 kit misses out on something important - the TT/R32 lower control arm rear bushes!

The difference between the two was $40, and for that price I don't mind a full LCA replacement. Less time I have to spend on the press pushing bushes in. I'd assume replacement LCA's come with necessary bushings? no?

[RolfGolf]

Financial analysts are saying we'll be at about 97c for the rest of this year, but likely to crack parity by mid-next year - maybe as high as $1.05.

Regardless - with the exchange rate as good as it is, you'd be crazy to wait in the hope that it got better. Jump in!

Placed an order with ECS today

Speaking of bushings and presses and such, gtveloce on fourtitude forums made a nice bushing press tool in this thread: (about 2/3 the way down)

Fourtitude.com - How to: DIY rear axle bushing replacement, MKIV

Anyone here have the chops to machine something like this? Might tempt me to have a go at the rears once I've got my fronts sorted

[Manaz]

The difference between the two was $40, and for that price I don't mind a full LCA replacement. Less time I have to spend on the press pushing bushes in. I'd assume replacement LCA's come with necessary bushings? no?

The LCAs come with the stock bushings (the ones that break easily).

[funkymonkey]

The LCAs come with the stock bushings (the ones that break easily).

balls. i might try and see if whiteline or someone we have a trade account with carry aftermarket bushings and press them in.

Speaking of bushings and presses and such, gtveloce on fourtitude forums made a nice bushing press tool in this thread: (about 2/3 the way down)

Anyone here have the chops to machine something like this? Might tempt me to have a go at the rears once I've got my fronts sorted

I just use a hydraulic press at the workshop with a few socket pieces or offcuts of some sort to press in bushings. I'll have a look when they come in. I'm used to doing nissan ones without any special tools or machined bits.

[funkymonkey]

Parts arrived in Oz and cleared customs. $500 later $60 in customs fees. wtf.

Ah well. Still works out much cheaper than getting the same stuff locally.