swaybars

[FlyGTI]

G'day all, Was looking at suspension components and found that whiteline sells a swaybar kit, I already have a set for my 66 beetle, and was thinking of a set for my GTI. Question is has anyone fitted these to there golf before and how did you find their performance, I am aware of Neuspeed products but thought the Aussie option would be better and cheaper. Also what is involved withlowering my GTI as i am considering this also. Cheers Damo.

[syncro]

Get the Neuspeed.

[mikinoz]

I just put a whiteline bar on my 1.6 MK IV with stock suspension + 16" rims, and the difference is truly amazing. Car tuns in, feels balanced and responsive.

That is all (apart from price arguments etc) these are VERY simple devices.

[evorobin]

Eibach can get them in. Very happy with mine!

[vee_dub]

i gonna get a whiteline sway bar for my golf soon....

just wondering do u guys have front n rear, or just rear or just front?

I am planning to get a rear sway only n front struct brace?

any suggestion?

[syncro]

any suggestion?

Get the Neuspeed (or Eibach)

[Golfwise]

Whiteline market their stuff overseas now too and are just as good at half the price except they aren't a direct replacement for mk1 GTI bars and are mounted differently.
Always put a rear one on first not the other way around.

[evorobin]

any suggestion?

Eibach!

[evorobin]

http://www.clubgti.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=97047&PN=1

[Golfwise]

Hey we are in Australia now .
Some of our products are world class too , we're not complete fools.
I don't get what reference to the ClubGTI forum has got to do with anything.

[Golf Loon]

What product do you recommed Wise one?

[Golfwise]

This started out as a mk4 / swaybar discussion I thought and that Australian Whiteline products were worthy of using.
They have been in business since the 1960s so why wouldn't they be worth support .
No I doubt they make bars for a mk2 but then again there was only 290 mk2s sold here One would commit business suicide if they went into mk2 Golf swaybar production in Australia.
Another good example are springs.Why import when local ones are up to the same job and cheaper ?

[syncro]

They do make Golf 2 swaybars as I was involved with the design and see how they work.

Buy the Eibach or Neuspeed.

[imported_brackie]

Empirical testing

Y'know... It's a pity that no hard data exists on swaybars. (Does it? Have I failed to find it or have I been looking in the wrong place?) Seems to me that much of the discussion has been based on anecdotal observation. I'd like to see some explanation or reasoning behind opinion. Might stop people slanging at each other
When you fit an after market part (or infact any new part) to an old car it's difficult to assess and impossible to measure its effectiveness over all cars as there are just so many variables! In the case of swaybars these would include: tyres, springs, shockies, how much rigidity the body has lost as it aged, and many more.

[Golf Loon]

Yeah you are right Brackie. I`d like to see lots of different bars fitted to the same car, with some timed circuit laps on each product. That would be the definative answer. Otherwise there are too many variables.