MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: heady2010 on April 01, 2012, 07:11:35 pm
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Just fitted a second hand walk kit and to be honest i can't really tell much difference. The only thing i did notice when fitting was that the inner piece of the bush wasn't the tightest fit to the bottom arm, possibly causing unwanted movement? Anyone had similar experience?
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Just fitted a second hand walk kit and to be honest i can't really tell much difference. The only thing i did notice when fitting was that the inner piece of the bush wasn't the tightest fit to the bottom arm, possibly causing unwanted movement? Anyone had similar experience?
Can't speak for a 2nd hand kit but the new kit i fitted made a noticable difference to handling, how old is the kit you got and how many miles has it covered? Believe you can get new polybush inserts for them too :happy2:
Dave
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Did yr steering feel more heavy??
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Just fitted a second hand walk kit and to be honest i can't really tell much difference. The only thing i did notice when fitting was that the inner piece of the bush wasn't the tightest fit to the bottom arm, possibly causing unwanted movement? Anyone had similar experience?
Are you just running walk? Any other suspension mods? I think the main thing its meant to do is reduce wheel hop, which mine does excellently. Personally i haven't really felt much advantage in handling as i am running stock springs and dampers. I have recently added an autotech arb to the rear which has vastly improved handling and will add to that when i my bilstein b12 kit.
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Did you have geometry / alignment done afterwards?