Handling and some other ramblings.

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

You didn't mention it, so I'm assuming you're not using a sub-frame of any kind 
on your mk1. This is one of the biggest updates to the suspension after the 
A1's if I'm not mistaken...

Also, your initial post mixes terms - mk2, mk3, 1985+vr6... is it an A2 w/ a vr 
transplant, or a 19_9_5 GTi w/ a vr...?

JT

> Can you be more specific about how your car handles in comparison? For
> instance does your car understeer more or less?
> How does it handle bumps in comparison?
> Steering response?
> Difference in drop throttle oversteer?
> If you can pinpoint the differences maybe we can help a little more. Dan
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anthony Pelletier" <vwnuts@yahoo.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 3:16 PM
> Subject: Handling and some other ramblings.
> 
> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> I have a 1980 scirocco that has some pretty extensive
>> suspension mods and have some questions about getting
>> MKI's to hanlde better.  
>> 
>> What started this is over the weekend my friend needed
>> a truck so I loaned him my 4runner and he in turn
>> loanded me his 1985 gti with a vr-6.  (what a deal
>> eh?)  Its pretty much gutted and he has bilstein w
>> ground control (eibach) springs 400# front 300# rears
>> with the MKIII "plus" suspension, and stock vr-6
>> 15x6.5" wheels.  I was very impressed with the
>> suspension despite what everyone says about vr6's
>> being understeering pigs, I did not find this to be
>> true at all.  I am actually kind of embarassed by how
>> badly my mki handles in comparison. 
>> 
>> I have h&r coil overs (no idea what the spring rate is
>> on these.) suspension techniques rear swaybar, no
>> front bar, poly bushings up front 16x7" rims with toyo
>> proxies t1s and find the handling just medoicre.  Am I
>> doing something wrong here, or is the MKII suspension
>> just that much better?  I found I was able to take
>> corners faster with far less drama than I do in my
>> rocco.  (I am not talking about all out acceleration
>> here.)  Maybe I can't drive, or I've been driving a
>> bloated SUV for too long, please don't flame me, I am
>> just looking for info/opinions about what I am doing
>> wrong here.  In the rocco's defense the coilovers are
>> probably set a little too low, but I didn't think it
>> would make that big of a difference. 
>> 
>> Tony
>> 
>> 
>> 
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