Serious post guys.
I buy things for the car, I fit them, I say they're great and that's that. They are usually small things which add the the package and almost seamlessly just make the car nicer in a few situations.
Recently I have done some modifications to the car which have altered the way it feels entirely, biggest of which is the seats and harnesses. Obviously that isn't for everyone, so I haven't made a huge deal about how much I love the way they have transformed the car, because that's totally my own opinion and can't be shared across the board.
Today's modification however, oh my.
So the other day that Cookbots bloke posted up a thread about his parts, said they were great and blah blah blah.
I warned him that he wasn't a sponsor, the thread would be removed and that was about it.
Thread got removed, nobody other than me commented. No harm done.
I thought to myself, "sod it. I'm ordering a set, and I'll have the caster corrective bushes to go with them."
I can't stress enough here, no deal was done, no promise to write up reviews or discounts for saying anything about my thoughts. I bought them straight off the blokes website and paid in full.
What they are is a sleeve which reduces the 45mm rubber lower arm bushing to a 30mm polyurethane bushing or the factory bushing, through means of a CNC'd metal sleeve -
Like so
Originally TT's and the like came with a 30mm bushing.
But after numerous motoring journalists crashed their TT's and complained that the steering was too direct and responsive VAG changed the design to allow a softer and more forgiving steering wheel which leaned much more towards inducing understeer at a lower speed before grip levels were exceeded with the 30mm bushings. The standard geometry is apparently very good in terms of where things are, it's just the bushings and play VAG introduced to give the luxury feel which seem to let it down.
Post came today...
I was so excited to open them!
I'm not going to bang on about the quality of them or the aesthetics, because nobody gives a **** and they're going to end up pressed into a cavity nobody is ever going to look at.
What a pig to fit though.
Removing the lower arms, 20 minutes.
Notice the new DS3000's in the callipers from Bill. Fantastic price, quick delivery and awesome pads.
Pressing out the old bushes....Got the oxy out in the end. Refinishing the arms and deburring them, pressing the new bushes in and fitting up the new ball joints took about two hours in all fairness. Removing the old 45mm bush these "cookbot" sleeves replace was a ******* nightmare.
These ones -
Notice the splits, cracks and rubbisness of the old bushes.
When I ordered these I also ordered a Superpro caster adjustment bush.
At this point, before I tell everybody how fantastic these are I would just like to pass a comment. Mainly because this guy has already been shut down once, and had his thread deleted. He was also previously banned from Audi-Sport for reasons I don't know...
We're allowed to wax lyrical about Defcons, and we're allowed to suggest people go and buy 034 subframe bushes. And they're not sponsors.
Before I wrote this I checked every single forum sponsors online shop and not one of them sell a bush like this for the lower arms. So I don't think this is treading on anyone's toes.
Seriously amazing bit of kit!
The turn in and increased camber during cornering is truly transformational, the car now feels as I would expect Audi to have made an S car to handle.
The front now turns quicker than the back, and the feedback through the wheel is great. You can feel the road changes, and you can feel the limits between grip and understeer much clearer.
It's rare that a modification changes the way a car feels, and it's rare that something like is simply a £150 and a couple of hours labour.
I haven't dropped any links or anything stupid like that, you're still going to have to search for them. But compared to the price of Defcons these things are REALLY good.
I also know lots of other people run these sorts of bushes and increased caster setups, but I've not seen a proper review and post like this saying how good they really are.
I cannot wait to really get to grips with the new limits of the car on track on Monday
I buy things for the car, I fit them, I say they're great and that's that. They are usually small things which add the the package and almost seamlessly just make the car nicer in a few situations.
Recently I have done some modifications to the car which have altered the way it feels entirely, biggest of which is the seats and harnesses. Obviously that isn't for everyone, so I haven't made a huge deal about how much I love the way they have transformed the car, because that's totally my own opinion and can't be shared across the board.
Today's modification however, oh my.
So the other day that Cookbots bloke posted up a thread about his parts, said they were great and blah blah blah.
I warned him that he wasn't a sponsor, the thread would be removed and that was about it.
Thread got removed, nobody other than me commented. No harm done.
I thought to myself, "sod it. I'm ordering a set, and I'll have the caster corrective bushes to go with them."
I can't stress enough here, no deal was done, no promise to write up reviews or discounts for saying anything about my thoughts. I bought them straight off the blokes website and paid in full.
What they are is a sleeve which reduces the 45mm rubber lower arm bushing to a 30mm polyurethane bushing or the factory bushing, through means of a CNC'd metal sleeve -
Like so
Originally TT's and the like came with a 30mm bushing.
But after numerous motoring journalists crashed their TT's and complained that the steering was too direct and responsive VAG changed the design to allow a softer and more forgiving steering wheel which leaned much more towards inducing understeer at a lower speed before grip levels were exceeded with the 30mm bushings. The standard geometry is apparently very good in terms of where things are, it's just the bushings and play VAG introduced to give the luxury feel which seem to let it down.
Post came today...
I was so excited to open them!
I'm not going to bang on about the quality of them or the aesthetics, because nobody gives a **** and they're going to end up pressed into a cavity nobody is ever going to look at.
What a pig to fit though.
Removing the lower arms, 20 minutes.
Notice the new DS3000's in the callipers from Bill. Fantastic price, quick delivery and awesome pads.
Pressing out the old bushes....Got the oxy out in the end. Refinishing the arms and deburring them, pressing the new bushes in and fitting up the new ball joints took about two hours in all fairness. Removing the old 45mm bush these "cookbot" sleeves replace was a ******* nightmare.
These ones -
Notice the splits, cracks and rubbisness of the old bushes.
When I ordered these I also ordered a Superpro caster adjustment bush.
At this point, before I tell everybody how fantastic these are I would just like to pass a comment. Mainly because this guy has already been shut down once, and had his thread deleted. He was also previously banned from Audi-Sport for reasons I don't know...
We're allowed to wax lyrical about Defcons, and we're allowed to suggest people go and buy 034 subframe bushes. And they're not sponsors.
Before I wrote this I checked every single forum sponsors online shop and not one of them sell a bush like this for the lower arms. So I don't think this is treading on anyone's toes.
Seriously amazing bit of kit!
The turn in and increased camber during cornering is truly transformational, the car now feels as I would expect Audi to have made an S car to handle.
The front now turns quicker than the back, and the feedback through the wheel is great. You can feel the road changes, and you can feel the limits between grip and understeer much clearer.
It's rare that a modification changes the way a car feels, and it's rare that something like is simply a £150 and a couple of hours labour.
I haven't dropped any links or anything stupid like that, you're still going to have to search for them. But compared to the price of Defcons these things are REALLY good.
I also know lots of other people run these sorts of bushes and increased caster setups, but I've not seen a proper review and post like this saying how good they really are.
I cannot wait to really get to grips with the new limits of the car on track on Monday
