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Re: Lowering mk4's serious stress on components
« Reply #10 on: 24 October 2008, 07:39 »
if you remove the arb mate i dont think its gonna be good news for you,  when my drop link broke, it was like having no ARB and was pants, only moved about 10 meters and was crap

get teh TT wishbone arms
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Re: Lowering mk4's serious stress on components
« Reply #11 on: 24 October 2008, 23:10 »
Whats the difference between the mk4 and tt arms?
MK4 1.8t bored/stroked 2.0lt AEG crank, 83mm supertech pistons, intergrated rods, ACL race brgs, Flowed large port head, Supertech valves, All ARP bolts, GTX2871r turbo, Tial wastegate, 3" pipewerx dp, REVO stage 3 tune, Direct port water meth, MORE TO COME!!! Ready to go racing
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Re: Lowering mk4's serious stress on components
« Reply #12 on: 25 October 2008, 08:26 »
just uprated bushes in the arms mate
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Re: Lowering mk4's serious stress on components
« Reply #13 on: 26 October 2008, 11:42 »
Few pics under car-




MK4 1.8t bored/stroked 2.0lt AEG crank, 83mm supertech pistons, intergrated rods, ACL race brgs, Flowed large port head, Supertech valves, All ARP bolts, GTX2871r turbo, Tial wastegate, 3" pipewerx dp, REVO stage 3 tune, Direct port water meth, MORE TO COME!!! Ready to go racing
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Re: Lowering mk4's serious stress on components
« Reply #14 on: 26 October 2008, 13:36 »
looks like your ARB is rubbing on your brake like?

Be carefully with that mate
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Re: Lowering mk4's serious stress on components
« Reply #15 on: 26 October 2008, 16:04 »
I found that last week the drop links i'm using are 1" longer than standard ones so will be changing asap.
MK4 1.8t bored/stroked 2.0lt AEG crank, 83mm supertech pistons, intergrated rods, ACL race brgs, Flowed large port head, Supertech valves, All ARP bolts, GTX2871r turbo, Tial wastegate, 3" pipewerx dp, REVO stage 3 tune, Direct port water meth, MORE TO COME!!! Ready to go racing
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Re: Lowering mk4's serious stress on components
« Reply #16 on: 26 October 2008, 17:21 »
I found that last week the drop links i'm using are 1" longer than standard ones so will be changing asap.

the reason your drop links are longer are for clearance so the ARB doesnt touch your Driveshaft
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