Need less roll and better handling!

[seismic22]

Hi there,

Has anyone got any good advice on reducing body roll and improving handling on a mk3 gti with out making the ride rock solid?
Im on a massively tight budget but need to reduce the body roll, its pissing me off! Seems i have got plenty of grip just too much roll!

Thanks for any help!

[shepgti]

dropping it 40mm on some good lowering suspension would be your best bet if your a bit of an old fogey otherwise be a man and buy coilovers. oh and you get what you pay for quality wise 

[seismic22]

Ha! cheers! I live in bristol and the roads are sh!te but travel back to devon where im from alot and the roads are even worse, i.e more potholes that fookin road. Cant decided whats best to do especially as im on such a tight budget. The dam thing just rolls wayyyyy too much.

[shepgti]

Ha! cheers! I live in bristol and the roads are sh!te but travel back to devon where im from alot and the roads are even worse, i.e more potholes that fookin road. Cant decided whats best to do especially as im on such a tight budget. The dam thing just rolls wayyyyy too much.

easy problem to solve.. A) drive slower round bends... B) buy a sports car.. 

[bobbito]

I would invest in thicker anti roll bars. I've 22mm H&R ones (thickest you can buy so i'm told) and fitted them before lowering and it really did help reduce body roll. Get one for the rear too as there isn't one on the rear as standard.

[seismic22]

Shepgti - ha ha good point but im afraid i can do neither, bends are more fun than straights and i can barely afford a gti let alone a sports car!

Bobbito - do they have any negative effects???

Cheers

[sharpie]

Ha! cheers! I live in bristol and the roads are sh!te but travel back to devon where im from alot and the roads are even worse, i.e more potholes that fookin road. Cant decided whats best to do especially as im on such a tight budget. The dam thing just rolls wayyyyy too much.

easy problem to solve.. A) drive slower round bends... B) buy a sports car.. 

B) buy a mk2

bigger arbs won't be the answer on soggy mk3 springs and shockies.

[shepgti]

Ha! cheers! I live in bristol and the roads are sh!te but travel back to devon where im from alot and the roads are even worse, i.e more potholes that fookin road. Cant decided whats best to do especially as im on such a tight budget. The dam thing just rolls wayyyyy too much.

easy problem to solve.. A) drive slower round bends... B) buy a sports car.. 

B) buy a mk2

bigger arbs won't be the answer on soggy mk3 springs and shockies.

pmsl i said sports car not a not a box with wheels..

[sharpie]

Ha! cheers! I live in bristol and the roads are sh!te but travel back to devon where im from alot and the roads are even worse, i.e more potholes that fookin road. Cant decided whats best to do especially as im on such a tight budget. The dam thing just rolls wayyyyy too much.

easy problem to solve.. A) drive slower round bends... B) buy a sports car.. 

B) buy a mk2

bigger arbs won't be the answer on soggy mk3 springs and shockies.

pmsl i said sports car not a not a box with wheels..

MGF then

[bobbito]

Its won't cure the problem but it does help....I found it helped quite a bit and sharpened up the handling. If you on a really tight budget, it would be better than buying springs with standard shocks which will kill your shocks relatively quickly costing more money.
Coilovers is the real answer though.