Seat Uprated Bushes

[Jmac]

Hi folks ive had a spare 5 mins to put a price together, i can do the seat uprated bushes, including bolt lit with instructions with my interpretation for $120 all up delivered anywhere in OZ
Cheers
JMac

[kaanage]

Will these reduce the toe out under hard braking? And would it also mean I could run less static tow out?
I'd like a bit more stability in this situation.

Torque to yield still sounds dumb to me but if that's what VW specifies...

[noone]

These are OEM, it will reduce flex, but static geometry is the same. There are powerflex ones that have an offset mount, can be used to change the geometry.

[kaanage]

Thanks.

What I meant was that FWD cars often run a small amount of static toe out so that when the front wheels are driving, they pull the outers of the front suspension arms forward and the resulting moment causes loaded toe becomes neutral or slightly toed in. Under heavy braking, the front wheels push the outers of the front suspension arms backwards so the resulting moment causes the toe out to be increased leading to instability (darting around) and destruction of the insides of the tyres (see the chunking of the OEM tyres from my 1st track day).

I was hoping that the reduced flex of the Cupra bushes would improve the braking stability as toe out under braking would be reduced by

1. requiring less static toe out to counteract the tendency to toe in under power
2. reducing the toe out added by the braking moment

Is this likely with the Cupra bushes?

[kaanage]

Anyone?

[jasonc23]

I've got the solid Cupra bushes on mine, noticed more positive steering response after I put them in.

[kaanage]

So that's why you're so fast

[noone]

yes, they do help with the braking. I think the front strut brace made a difference there too.

[jasonc23]

So that's why you're so fast

It's all in the bushes

[Buller_Scott]

It's all in the bushes

i dont know if bushes make a difference to speed, but god damn greg, they DEFINITELY increase feedback, which in an age in which we see "sports" and "high performance" (much more capable than any VW) cars with muted steering that feels more like a force fedback gaming console steering wheel than a 1987 toyota corolla, i think this is a very good thing.

*fingers crossed* when i get my clio one day, i'll be doing bushes... who DOESNT like to know EXACTLY what's going on with the front wheels?

[kaanage]

Yeah, I fitted nolathane bushes to my first car and it transformed the response (fantastic at Phillip Island in the rain) but I had to change some of them back to rubber after I started breaking suspension links and brackets. But that car had double wishbone suspension at the front plus it was rear wheel drive so there was no problems with stability under brakes.

With the Polo, I have to brake earlier than I would like as the rear wants to overtake the front when the ABS is on the verge of cutting in but being a tired old fart, I want to stick with rubber bushes.

[Buller_Scott]

who cares what your age is? i honestly thought you were 25-32 years old at most!

[flat6]

Where do you get these brushes installed?

Can volkspower burwood order and install them?

[Jmac]

Pm me for a set, i can overnight bag em, nearly always got these in stock now
Jmac

[kaanage]

Jmac, do you know if these bushes will reduce the dynamic increase in toe out under hard braking? And would it also mean I could run less static tow out?
I'd like a bit more stability in this situation.

Torque to yield still sounds dumb to me but if that's what VW specifies...