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MK5 Edition 30 #57 Track/Race Build
Tfsi_Mike:
Excellent stuff.
M4T VW:
Thanks Mike!
This is an update I have not been looking forward to writing as I know it’s going to be a long one and I took a fair few pictures as I know a lot of people in this position. I’m very lucky to have a car lift and a forklift, I pretty sure we couldn’t have done this without either of them so good luck to those attempting this on your drive way on axle stands!
Replacing the rear end…
Taking all the weight out of the rear end and putting the car up on a single post lift is a bit sketchy. Because of this we decided to tie the car down to a heavy pallet of scrap metal on the back end so it wouldn’t be so nose heavy. It wasn’t actually that bad in the end as the car is shifted back as much as we can get it so the nose weight is nearer the lift upright.
Time to remove the suspension. Being a separate shock/spring on the MK5's makes this job easy.
The only pain is limited room to compress the spring enough. In the end we took a bolt out of the lower arm and just let it hang down so the spring fell out.
Lowering the old beam down
One of the bushes on the old beam. Look past the flaking paint, that happens to most but the actual rubber part was really loose and floppy.
Old & new. It was good to put them next to each other to compare. We had to swap over a couple of small brackets for ABS sensors etc but it was 95% there.
The new one bolted up like a dream, no issues at all.
Lets chuck some new suspension on it. Time to crack open the fancy stuff! KW clubsports which are dampening adjustable via a little purple knob on the bottom of the strut, you can just see it in the picture.
Brand new hub's for the rear.
Now we are talking!
Fitting the S3 rear calipers and also fitted the fuel tank, don't have any pictures of that. It was actually quite easy so we had done it before i could take and pictures.
Before we put it on the ground we fitted the new downpipe. However it didn't quite match up with the subframe bracket so left it for another day. I suspected that the bracket was welded on at the wrong angle so would need either bending or cutting and re-welding.
Put it on the floor for the first time and its a bit low at the back. Actually it was too low to get it off the lift! We had to take it back up in the air and adjust the ride height. It's still tight now but just about manageable. Once it's running and we can drive onto the lift it will be much easier.
ChrisGT:
Awesome, new rear subframe etc looks great :drinking:
Chris
Tfsi_Mike:
awesome update :) The pillar lift looks very handy!
tommygti:
Awesome updates. Its coming along nicely. What make are the 2-piece rear floating discs?
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