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Very budget track build
pudding:
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--- Quote from: Pudding on August 24, 2022, 01:32:54 pm ---The TT hubs are a good move as it drops the ball joint pivots down 50mm, which is brilliant for roll centre :happy2:
Gaz's quality issues should be a thing of the past now. My bad experience was in 2006, but everything that could go wrong with a damper, did go wrong :grin: Blown seals, chrome plate flaking off the damper rods, seized spring perches.....and all within 9 months of purchase :grin: Dunno why I'm laughing as that was £1100 down the drain :doh: :grin:
My Mrs always gets told half to a third of the real price when asked :grin:
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Yeah I've wanted them on for a while, I'm so close to the arches currently which I've already folded that they'll need chopping up and wider arch extensions put on so left it for now. Bit longer as well, can't remember how much so a bit extra track width, better roll centre and more static camber achievable and less unsprung weight, win win! Ryan from Darkside told me they'll work with just the TT driveshafts and tie rods, he mentioned just bare in mind it's alarming how little thread engagement there is but all the cup cars run like this without issue. Whether that's still suitable for a car that does 2k road miles a year I don't know :grin:
Yeah I'd hope so, the tailored option is very appealing to be honest.
Hahha someone else told me before to describe everything as a safety issue. Only thing she's ever agreed with is getting the bigger golf r setup on as she experienced no brakes from the passenger seat at Combe and was too scared to get back in after that😅
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Yeah it's not something I would do to a road car. Less thread engagement = less grip. I never trust the usual "Mine's been fine mate" endorsements. I only trust vehicle manufacturers, and Audi wouldn't fit inner tie rods to a rack with what is it? 5 or 6 threads? :grin: I can see why people do that though as a TT rack and rods etc is an expensive faff.....and then I can't help but feel simply buying a TT might be a better option, well, that's what Darkside did :grin:
Tailored works really well, but whether custom will work equally well on road and track......hmmmm, not sure.
Saftey issue :grin: That's a good one, I'll remember that in future :happy2:
Clarkj93:
Yeah this is why I have not done it yet! Yeah in some ways I do think I wish I got a TT as they were quite a bit cheaper at the time for a ko3 FWD one than the golf gti. I was thinking the other day though all of the variations of this platform have cons and pros. A FWD TT with the ttrs calipers and a CDL+ko4 engine would be the best mixture in my opinion. Not really interested in the 4wd options, not experienced them but all that extra weight just to get better corner exit traction and being haldex system that's on/off rather than a true 100% of the time 4wd car doesn't really sound like much of an advantage to me.
pudding:
My missus said she'd dump me if I bought a TT, so clearly the car has an image problem....hence the lower price vs the Golf :grin:
You could go for a Scirocco? That's pretty much the FWD TT you're after. It's already wide track so should just need the TT hubs for the roll centre correction....in theory :grin:
Or get a 4WD TT if it's cheaper and just bin the prop and read diff :grin: Completely agree about Haldex, it's horrible.
Clarkj93:
Injectors are currently on their way back from Rtech, injector 1 was faulty so a reconditioned one will take its place. Refusing to buy new still :grin:
Still need to reinstall the front drop link, bleed the brakes and get the fuel injectors and everything back on before llandow on 24th September. As well as finish painting the wheels, thankless task I wish I never started.
Decided to tidy up the brake ducting in the hope it will also attract a bit more air as I'm not convinced they're doing much at the moment, I thought it would make a small difference and help cool the ball joints/bearings but so far not convinced after seeing how hot everything got at Pembrey. Will likely take another look at making a v2.0 of this ducting in a few months
Llandow is probably going to be last one of the year so want to spend it doing some experimenting with different ARB stiffness and tyre pressures as I have a feeling 33-34 hot is actually too low as when using a tyre tread guage I can see the tyres are wearing far more on the inside and outside edges than the centre. Which is why I have bought a cheap skates version of pyrometer to check the tyre temperature is a steady decline from the inside edge outwards and not up and down or major drops of temp between sections of the tyre to ascertain the best tyre pressures.
May experiment with rake settings as well just to play with more rear rotation and see how it responds.
Am very much looking forward to lightening this heffa thing I must say over the winter. Not sure what winter mods will be on the list yet, should only really focus on reliability points and upgrade worn things but tempting to just go faster :confused:!
pudding:
I don't blame you as injectors are silly money at the moment!
I found mine felt better in the corners with the factory rake removed, i.e. lower at the back, and also better under braking. That's road use though, but often what works well on a fast road car usually translates to the track as well :happy2:
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