MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Slowdriver934 on April 20, 2023, 02:21:57 pm
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I recently had my mk5 gti rear suspension arms replaced as the previous owner was from Scotland was rusted to sh*t was a big and expensive job to get done. I just went to go get it aligned and they couldnt get it lower that -2 on both sides when they torqued it it would just go to -4 then -2 again. Had it checked and no damage to subframe or any other parts or bushes. Anyone have any idea of how to get these straight?
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You might find that the bush for the main trailing arm (if that is what it is called) is worn out on both sides.
Similar happened to me recently. I had to replace the big arms as well. There was just too much flex in the rubber because it was old and soft.
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The rear trailing arms go over looked a lot, due to being covered up and located into the chassis.
My car used to twitch in the rear a lot, and after taking them off the car the bush was shot creating a lot of play. Put a poly bush in and that resolved my issue.
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Here was my old bush and the car passed an MOT prior to this being removed, but suspect it had been worn out for a while.
(https://i.postimg.cc/85d8Md7q/20220425-103451.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
then poly bushed them
(https://i.postimg.cc/RFByS3gG/51-HEKL4v-EUL-AC-SX425.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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It hides in here:
(https://i.postimg.cc/Qtr2rCxW/2023-04-21-07-58-44.png) (https://postimages.org/)
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Thanks guys I'll give that a go and put an update on after