16 valve handling...all over the place!?

[golfmk31993]

ive got some polythane rear axel inserts, i was gunna fit them to my 1.4 but aparently its hard work fitting them,

i mite sell them so if u need some give me a shout

[mattkh]

Im wondering if the suspension top mounts could be leting the shocks swing a little bit. 

make the car bounce and from under the bonnet  see how many mm play ithere is in the top mount .

[ShoCk]

Mine did this ...

Solved by lowering it 60mil on aftermarket Shocks/Springs now I just fly past roundabouts.

[ineson]

Mine has the exact same problem. I am looking at getting a new suspension set up and definately some poly bushes pretty soon.

[mark3valver]

I have just fitted new top mounts and coilovers - next is axle bushes with poly ones and the difference is incredible - transforms the cars handling....

[boneybradley]

All my bushes are standard rubber..... i once drove a golf with poly bushes and didnt like the feeling!! could be my age?? but there not something would i  recommend unless you drive really hard....

[DaveGTiMK]

mines been doing this, you get to 70 on some roads and it just gets a bit wobbly.

Going to do the brakes in June so might get the bushes done at the same time, got a knocking at the front too. Maybe a suspension top mount.

none of my old cars have done this and it can be scary on the B roads in the wet specially with nankan tyres as I am finding that in the wet they are real poor.

The cost to maintain my Golf is getting pretty high so am also considering selling it whilest it has 12mons MOT, none of this came up on the MOT though which is odd. Only a vague mention of the rear axel being mounts being stuck but still doing their job.

[mark3valver]

All my bushes are standard rubber..... i once drove a golf with poly bushes and didnt like the feeling!! could be my age?? but there not something would i  recommend unless you drive really hard....

thats what a GTI is for is it not?   

[dubsport]

yep mine has done it too, scared the sh!t out of me the first time it happened ... forgot i wasnt in my lowered mk2 

[Greg]

.....With the 8 valve the back end over took me round a corner and i flipped afer hitting a back..     

I'm guessing you went into the corner too fast, lifted off the throttle mid-corner, then possibly braked?
If you took the same corner the same way even with a trick suspension and bush setup, you'd probably still come off the road.

I want to be able to drive my 16v enthusiastically, but only when im happy with it.  Could the shocks be worn and old that they just arent giving the back end he grip it needs...??

Any help would be great please!

Get your braking done earlier, then you'll be on the throttle mid-corner, not off it.