Rear beam bushes - Powerflex, eBay specials, OEM or ECP

[Ben Lessani]

I'm going to try my luck and do it in situ - before resorting  to removing the beam entirely.

I've got MK4 rear callipers - so they are upside down, making bleeding them a total arse, not to mention I changed the fluid around 6 months ago anyway.

If I fail totally, I can still remove the beam and do it, I don't mind spending a couple of hours trying at least.

I'm going to find some chunky threaded bar

[Mr Blue]

I have mk4 calipers. Used the one man bleed kit and had no problems at all with bleeding?

[Ben Lessani]

I have mk4 calipers. Used the one man bleed kit and had no problems at all with bleeding?

I've got a pre-88, so the handbrake cables only reach with the callipers upside down and left to right ... and you can't bleed callipers with the nipples on top, so they have to be removed and chocked.

After asking for advice, I've ignored all of you and bought some cheap Poly Sport bushes If they are harsh/twitchy, its only £30 and will be very easy to remove and fit. Next up, my front top mounts ...

Many pages of comments from http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=site:clubgti.com+poly+sport&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&prmd=iv&ei=t7ubTNGMHZSh4Qbrj9V7&start=0&sa=N seem to give the impression there isn't a vast difference in comfort - especially since the rear shocks I have come with zero comfort as standard.

[cняis]

you would feel the rear of the car wandering about if they were gone. it gets quite bad when they are proper f**ked!

trust me, you'd know if they were hanging out. mine wandered all over the show. I refused to drive it other than taking for an MOT and associated repairs at our work, as i was constantly correcting the rear wheel steering

The original bushes were less than 12 months old., bought from camberly auto factors so likely to be cheap non-branded aftermarket tat. The rubber had broken into 3 chunks. I replaced them with slightly more expensive Febi Bilstein items, they seem great at the moment

[Ben Lessani]

I think you're a fool not removing the rear beam.  It's going to make the job about three times as annoying and tiresome as it would be otherwise.  Bleeding brakes isn't exactly a huge chore on a G2.

There wasn't even much point bothering in the end, as I couldn't actually see it even being possible due to the short length of the rubber brake hose.



So it ended up looking like this ...



It wasn't too difficult a job, took about 5 hours all in - but I did make it difficult for myself by not removing the rear shocks before removing the beam! I did a bit of a write-up in my dub project here http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=49436.msg1520093#msg1520093

I'm after new shocks now as my budget coilys have had it!

[clipperjay]

Nice one Ben, you did make life harder for yourself, by not dropping the suspension first.
It must have been a pig to get it at the right angle to get them back in? 
Too much love going on in your thread fella!
Jay

[Ben Lessani]

[Sam]

Thats a good little write up. Suspension  but we live and learn

[twistedblack69]

Bit of a thread hijack, but I'm sure I've read somewhere that Audi A3 bushes can be used? I'm after making my ride comfier, its currently on 40mm lowered suspension, assuming everything on the car is 20years old, what else should I look at changing for maximum difference?

[Ben Lessani]

Bit of a thread hijack, but I'm sure I've read somewhere that Audi A3 bushes can be used? I'm after making my ride comfier, its currently on 40mm lowered suspension, assuming everything on the car is 20years old, what else should I look at changing for maximum difference?

Just fit OEM bushes if you're after comfort - but the general consensus is that your spring/shock set-up will dictate comfort, the bushes become negligible with a poor suspension combination