tubular wishbone

[jimmyhodge]

I want it to really really rev! Thats the plan... Still not sure... 

I just want to make some proper trick cars look stupid 

Any idea of how to measure the lift of cams guys? Its fitted with some piper cams but not sure what lift ... had a fairly major porting job too 

may have to make some wishbones like that, if you don't mind me asking how much were they

I bought it 2nd hand bought it using my own kidney! (Cough £££)  this is how the description read,

'Racing Subframe for MK2 Golf.

Subframe has been stripped, reinforced and powder coated.

All work has been professionally carried out to the highest of standards.

Featuring fully adjustable rose jointed tubular wishbones. Anti-roll bar has been shortened and uprated. Polybushed arb links.

This really transforms the handelling of the MK2, making it ready for competition.''

[Diamond Hell]

Good lad.  Looks minty fine.

I suspect the sub-frame will have been seam-welded, which is something I was considering doing to mine at some point.

After the odd vibration issues with the Corrado and the G3 subframe I'm less keen on that now, if I'm honest.

I know stitching up the OEM lower control arms and adding solid TT rear bushes made a huge difference to how sharp and responsive the steering is on my Golf.  I'm sure rose-jointed control arms would up that feeling significantly, but I'd be concerned about the durability of the rose-joints as they're taking a lot of hits there, which is why they're bushed for road.  I'd be interested to hear what it's like when assembled, but would be very conservative about those control arms until I hear some feedback about them.

[jimmyhodge]

Yer the subframe has been seam welded.

To be fair i'm not bothered if it vibrates its only abit of fun at the end of the day and will make for one hell of a rigid body when i've strut braced the top and bottom and rear. 

Not sure on the durability myself so will keep you imformed of how I get on,English roads arn't the best either so i'll be avoiding as many pot holes as posible to increase the life of it as much as I can!

I'll prob get confused for a suspected drink driver due to swerving down the road when in fact all i'm doing is avoiding distroying my car... 

[Sam]

Ha ha, tell me about it. When driving back to uni the other night I was swerving that much that I was tempted to pull over and write in the muck on the back of the car 'I'm not drunk, just avoiding pot holes'

[jimmyhodge]

Ha ha, tell me about it. When driving back to uni the other night I was swerving that much that I was tempted to pull over and write in the muck on the back of the car 'I'm not drunk, just avoiding pot holes'

    :cool

Honestly officer I havn't been drinking! I'm just avoiding the potholes in the road that the sh!tty government seems to ignore ! 

[Diamond Hell]

I think you're mental to consider using this on the road. 

Also make sure you tell your insurance company about what you've fitted!!

[Thom89]

Rose joints are no good for road use, you'll be forever replacing them!

Thom

[emery1990]

How much of difference will this make? Will it be obvious? Last question... Why does it make the car more rigid, is it because its tubular and not flat so wont flex?

[mwep201081]

If you it to really rev I would leave it running on a shorter stroke as a 1.8 

bore it out then....

[emery1990]

Isnt a 9A a short stroke? The only good thing the 9a has against an ABF?