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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Nino on 24 August 2013, 10:42

Title: Is this true?
Post by: Nino on 24 August 2013, 10:42

A friend of mine that works for slammed media was telling me that the golfs passenger rear wheel is tucked in 5mm more than the the rear drivers wheel, apparently this is to counter balance the fuel tank, he was telling me this because I was telling him I'm thinking about getting 3sdms 0.05 and he was saying I should use a 5mm spacer on the back passenger side. Is this true?

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: Wazzzer on 24 August 2013, 11:01

some cars yes, some no. Mine is slightly out but only by about 3mm and TBH it doesn't bother me

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: Kobe on 24 August 2013, 11:17

I noticed this on mine once I had my spacers fitted. Now I know why!

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 24 August 2013, 12:33

I always thought it was just due to wear of the bush. When I replaced my rear beam bush it went back to being even each side

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: Wazzzer on 24 August 2013, 12:37

I think it can be minimised by shifting the beam over on the brackets

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: Wayne on 24 August 2013, 23:49

Quote from: Wazzzer on 24 August 2013, 12:37

I think it can be minimised by shifting the beam over on the brackets

^^This same as a mk3, the beam can be moved over if needed.

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: gazareth on 25 August 2013, 00:58

what a pile of nonsense btw lol. don't believe a word of it.

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: Wazzzer on 25 August 2013, 14:12

I can show you if you like...

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: Wazzzer on 25 August 2013, 14:16

Passenger side...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/WesRS/2011-04-04163337.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/WesRS/media/2011-04-04163337.jpg.html)

Drivers side

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/WesRS/2011-04-04163225.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/WesRS/media/2011-04-04163225.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: barrym381 on 25 August 2013, 14:18

Quote from: Wazzzer on 25 August 2013, 14:12

I can show you if you like...

i wouldnt have bothered you have prob forgot more about a mk4 than he knows  :grin:

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: Wazzzer on 25 August 2013, 14:26

now now :wink:

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: Nino on 25 August 2013, 18:27

Lol told  :cool:

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: GTi_James on 26 August 2013, 13:01

seeing is believing lol

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: dom on 26 August 2013, 23:05

Quote from: gazareth on 25 August 2013, 00:58

what a pile of nonsense btw lol. don't believe a word of it.

It is indeed true, my car is on air so it's even more obvious, I'll get a couple of pics tomorrow to reinforce it.

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: gazareth on 27 August 2013, 00:07

but why would vw bother doing something like that? yeah its noticeable but 5mm is not going affect handling much in the real world. sorry but not convinced on that 1.

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: Nino on 27 August 2013, 09:53

They did it to counter balance the fuel tank :)

Title: Re: Is this true?
Post by: dom on 27 August 2013, 18:18

Here is mine:

(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/2013-8-27_17-43-52_zps120755dd.png) (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/codling1234/media/2013-8-27_17-43-52_zps120755dd.png.html)

You can also see how much more of the tyre is showing on the drivers side due to the arch sitting higher on the tyre because of the extra poke:

Drivers:

(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_0782_zpsfcd9cf1f.jpg) (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/codling1234/media/DSC_0782_zpsfcd9cf1f.jpg.html)

Passenger:

(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_0785_zpsa0a2a3a0.jpg) (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/codling1234/media/DSC_0785_zpsa0a2a3a0.jpg.html)