All Things Mk5 > Performance Modifications
Best first mods??
ED30Girl:
--- Quote from: Shoduchi on January 21, 2016, 11:14:14 am ---Yes, those are ALK. I'd choose the one from SuperPro. I have it in both my Golfs. The online feedback is that the SuperPro is more resistant to damage over time. There are a few cases of broken bushes from Whiteline especially from people who track their cars.
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Ok Brill! Just to check, is this the complete set and there isn't anything else to buy?
Shoduchi:
--- Quote from: ED30Girl on January 21, 2016, 11:52:27 am ---
--- Quote from: Shoduchi on January 21, 2016, 11:14:14 am ---Yes, those are ALK. I'd choose the one from SuperPro. I have it in both my Golfs. The online feedback is that the SuperPro is more resistant to damage over time. There are a few cases of broken bushes from Whiteline especially from people who track their cars.
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Ok Brill! Just to check, is this the complete set and there isn't anything else to buy?
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If you want the car to feel really tight you'll like polyurethane bushes (I think SuperPro makes the best but Powerflex is good too and a bit cheaper). You'll lose comfort if you fit polyurethane bushes, so keep that in mind as well.
The ALK will only replace one of the front suspension control arm bushes, but it's the most important and the ride comfort isn't that much affected.
You can fit a front and rear bush kit but for road use and if you like comfort I'd just replace the OEM bushes.
Here you have all the polyurethane bushes for your Edition 30: http://www.superpro.com.au/find/superpro-bushing-vehicle-kit-for-a-superpro-suspension-parts-and-poly-bushings-for-vw-golf-mk-5-typ-1k1-fwd-2003-2009-/productnr-KIT5238K/cid-999500629/vid-
From Awesome GTI: http://www.awesomegti.com/superpro-f-r-front-and-rear-suspension-bush-kit-for-normal-road-use-a3-8p-2wd-quattro-s3-cabriolet
pudding:
All I've done to my manual ED30:-
Remap to 1.4 bar (0.9 is standard). All this 'stage x' is just marketing speak. It's just upping the boost pressure at the end of the day.
Helix clutch & new DMF
WALK
Just those 3 things have given me a daily usable 320hp car that has all the ride quality and refinement of the standard car, win win :smiley:
Next year I will be doing a chassis refresh to OEM spec. New dampers & bushes all round to get it back to a new as possible feel. I think sometimes people forget how good these cars were when new. I went out in a GTI recently that was lowered and big brakes, big exhaust, all of it. It was bloody awful. Getting back into mine again was a breath of fresh air.
Shoduchi:
--- Quote from: Pudding on January 21, 2016, 12:37:18 pm ---All I've done to my manual ED30:-
Remap to 1.4 bar (0.9 is standard). All this 'stage x' is just marketing speak. It's just upping the boost pressure at the end of the day.
Helix clutch & new DMF
WALK
Just those 3 things have given me a daily usable 320hp car that has all the ride quality and refinement of the standard car, win win :smiley:
Next year I will be doing a chassis refresh to OEM spec. New dampers & bushes all round to get it back to a new as possible feel. I think sometimes people forget how good these cars were when new. I went out in a GTI recently that was lowered and big brakes, big exhaust, all of it. It was bloody awful. Getting back into mine again was a breath of fresh air.
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I'd like to hear your opinion after you tried mine. Unfortunately I'm too far for it to happen easily. I think mine is a better daily driver than the OEM spec. I've done it 1st to my GT Sport, I just had to go up a notch for the Ed. 30. :smiley:
ED30Girl:
Haven't got the money to replace all the bushes on the car at the moment, on the MOT is was both lower arm bushes that were worn on the front suspension. Could i just buy these for now? Sorry about being so clueless on the subject! With it being my first car to work on i'm still learning when it comes to stuff like suspension :ashamed:
http://www.awesomegti.com/car/vw/golfmk5/superpro-anti-lift-kit-mk5-mk6-golf-jetta-a3-s3-8p-leon-mk2-octavia-mk2
Yeh my plan was to keep my car pretty standard when i brought it but after having it a few months i've started to feel a little bit used to it and i want that same feeling again like when i first drove it! & i thought whilst i'm young and living with the parents still so i don't have much to pay out for i might aswell go for it ! :grin:
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