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take the front arb off,
its free, done in no more than 10mins and will sort out some of the understeer instantly
its free, done in no more than 10mins and will sort out some of the understeer instantly
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bumpsteer
After a few years away from gtir`s i have bought another one. All the mods i wanted to do last time i can now afford , bumsteer was talked about when i last had a pulsar but nothing was available then, now there seems variouse options but i am intrigued to now why they will only last 2k miles, and what is an anti dive kit?
I was speaking to an Aus chap who had drilled out the tapered socket on the hub and simply re fitted the rod end/knuckle up side down, has any body seen this done? he thought this was the best mod(he does race his gtir though).
After a few years away from gtir`s i have bought another one. All the mods i wanted to do last time i can now afford , bumsteer was talked about when i last had a pulsar but nothing was available then, now there seems variouse options but i am intrigued to now why they will only last 2k miles, and what is an anti dive kit?
I was speaking to an Aus chap who had drilled out the tapered socket on the hub and simply re fitted the rod end/knuckle up side down, has any body seen this done? he thought this was the best mod(he does race his gtir though).
I know nothing about the age or problems with your car, how and where you drive or when in a corner you are getting understeer but I'm going to give you advice anyway on the two best things you need to do!! :doh: :doh: :doh:Paul20 said:
We need more information to make any meaningful comments.
http://www.gtiroc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38371
Of the recent people I've helped people with, the handling issues were caused by:
tyre pressures
tyres and tyres pressures
dampers
tyre pressures
tyres
I'm sure handling upgrades are like fat pills, people want to be told what they need to do rather than just sorting out the basics.
Alternativley take your front ARB off and pump your rear tyres to 40psi, that'll do it. ;-) :roll:
Excuse my tone but what utter rubbish, the "official" bumpsteer kit made by Powerstation/Whiteline has received criticism from some owners saying the Rose Joint type bearing rod end bearing had worn out very quickly and needed replacing but other owners say there kit is still going strong after years of use. Power station get the machining done for there bumpsteer kits by an engineering shop local to them, I believe this machine shop has over the years used the same parts but made by different manufacturers in the bumpsteer kits supplied to power station. This would be one explanation to some kits wearing out before others.dobby said:
Personally, a couple of years ago I bought Gordon Kay's version of the same kit. The kit all looked exactly the same as the so called official one, it fitted perfectly and worked a treat. The bearings lasted about 8000 miles of hard everyday driving. By this time Gordon had stopped making the kit, so I was stuffed as I
I discovered that the bearings in Gordons kit were supplied by a certain bearing specialist, on contacting them I discovered gordon had used what could only be described as a "budget" bearing which funnily enough was very similarly priced to the one used in the Powerstion kit.
Through this supplier I found some very good quality professional motorsport bearings that would replace the existing bearings Gordon/Powerstaion used. I organised a group buy of 10 sets and have not heard a word of complaint, that was well over a year ago.
So, yes the powerstaion kits (were the bad rep comes from) do wear out quick but not all Track rod end bearings wear out that quickly.
Steve
sorry, that was me being ironic 
For drag racing, it won't do anything for you and you may as well save the 5Kg
But I'd also drop your tyre pressires to 25psi and reduce weight transfer by increasing damper and spring rates.
Cheers,
Jim
For drag racing, it won't do anything for you and you may as well save the 5Kg
But I'd also drop your tyre pressires to 25psi and reduce weight transfer by increasing damper and spring rates.
Cheers,
Jim
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R called Jay
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Does anybody make these kits any more?stevepudney said:
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R called Jay said:
There is a lad on the forum selling bumpsteer kits mate, I'll have a look and see if I can find it for you ;-) .
Found it.
http://www.gtiroc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38896&highlight=bumpsteer
Rob
I gave Kirko the name of the supplier that supplied the group buy bearings the other day (as above) so rest assured these bumpsteer kits should all be quality parts.Thunder God said:
I tried dropping tyre pressures last time out at York. And it didn't make a jot of difference. First and last runs (30psi and 20psi) were identical to almost 1/100thcampbellju said:sorry, that was me being ironic
For drag racing, it won't do anything for you and you may as well save the 5Kg
But I'd also drop your tyre pressires to 25psi and reduce weight transfer by increasing damper and spring rates.
Cheers,
Jim
I always set my dampers to full soft as I think I get more wheel spin on launch if they're on hard.
To be honest I don't think my arb has alot left to do with the stiffness of the teins and the lower strut brace holding the wishbones in place.