any experience with REAR sway bars on an mk2?
Quote from: bbob203 on October 27, 2012, 07:04:01 pmany experience with REAR sway bars on an mk2?The rear sway bar (the one that's integrated into the subframe) does make a difference.I put one on my car and it sure sticks to the road, I've never been able to break the tires loose, and it corners without a lot of body roll.I also have stiffer struts than stock and wider tires than stock.
Mine definitely doesn't have one. Baja which one did you use?
its AMAZING the difference when you go from having no sway bars, then you upgrade to a rear bar, then finally upgrading to front AND rear sway bars.. then the car REALLY sticks to the road.
i do believe you can remove them from one axle, and install it into another..
if i were you, i would just find a rear beam with disk brakes, and swap the whole thing in.. all of my mk2 cars have GTI/GLI disk rear beams.. i prefer the GTI/GLI beams over the regular golf/jetta beams because of the extra 1.5" of wheelbase.. the GTI/GLI beam is longer from the mounting hole in the bushing, to the spindle nut.. it makes the rear tire sit centered in the rear fender when you drop the car a bit..
Quote from: bbob203 on October 28, 2012, 01:11:13 pmMine definitely doesn't have one. Baja which one did you use? They're found in the GTI/GLI models only. Quote from: R.O.R-2.0 on October 28, 2012, 03:13:16 pmits AMAZING the difference when you go from having no sway bars, then you upgrade to a rear bar, then finally upgrading to front AND rear sway bars.. then the car REALLY sticks to the road.I'm not sure what size my front sway bar is... it there that much difference between the 17 mm and 19 mm units?Quotei do believe you can remove them from one axle, and install it into another..I think it's welded on... I'm not sure though, and I guess welds can be removed. But the easiest thing to do, by far, is to remove the entire axle assembly from the donor car, with everything attached- brakes, e-brake cables, etc... It's only a couple bolts and it doesn't weigh that much. Quoteif i were you, i would just find a rear beam with disk brakes, and swap the whole thing in.. all of my mk2 cars have GTI/GLI disk rear beams.. i prefer the GTI/GLI beams over the regular golf/jetta beams because of the extra 1.5" of wheelbase.. the GTI/GLI beam is longer from the mounting hole in the bushing, to the spindle nut.. it makes the rear tire sit centered in the rear fender when you drop the car a bit..I never actually realized that it affected the wheelbase. After I did the swap, somebody who has seen the car many times pointed out that he thought the rear wheels looked like they sat differently in the fender wells. I told him he must have been spending too much time with a bong in his hand.