Here are the before and after pictures I took today with the stock springs and then after the Eibach Pro kit springs were installed.
Before (click thumbnail for larger picture):
After:
In the after picture I was parked in front of my house and there's a slight slope in the pavement going towards the curb, so I think the car was listing just a hair toward the curb - making the wheel gap a hair more.
Anyway, it's not a dramatic drop at all, which is what I wanted. I just wanted a bit firmer ride and improved cornering ability.
I'm going to return to the gas station this Saturday where I took the before picture and take the after picture in the same location so I can get a better comparison.
The Neuspeed rear swaybar so far doesn't feel much different from the stock rear swaybar. There's so many straight roads in Houston it's sometimes tough to get a feeling. But I can report that when I put the 28mm Neuspeed rear swaybar on my 20th Anniversary Edition GTI it was a MARKED difference that I immediately noticed when taking a curve or corner.
I inspected the stock swaybar and it looks plenty beefy. I'm not certain there's much to be gained by going from the stock RSB to the Neispeed 25mm RSB.
The APR software is just as great as the APR software I had on the 20th - even better, I believe. My opinion is that it's much more linear than 93 octane program on my 1.8T. It's uch smoother, but still a kick in the pants. Not nearly as much torque steer as my 20th with 93 octane program. I can chirp the tires in 1st, 2nd and 3rd. And, it has almost immediate power with only throttle input in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th. I could pass someone on the freeway in 6th without downshifting. Highend power was much better than my 1.8T 20th.
Those are my initial thoughts & report. Hope that helps.
