Kurve
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Cincinnati
- Car(s)
- 2017 VW GTI
Hey everyone. I thought this would be a fun thread to make to gather some different opinions and experience.
I just picked up a MK7 Golf R after my MK7 GTI was totaled in a hit and run.
The car is basically stock aside from your normal basic forum bolt ons. More importantly, it's a completely stock suspension DCC car.
I highly enjoy mountain runs and track days, so I am prioritizing handling and turn in. I threw on some 200tw and got the car aligned and headed up to the tail of the dragon and surrounding roads a couple of weekends ago and it was just not as nicely balanced as my GTI was. It was understeering regardless of weight transfer and the haldex system seemed to send power to the back in a weird delayed fashion which felt a little uncomfortable on very tight switchbacks at speed. I was only able to get 1.5 degrees of camber in the front and 2 degrees in the rear from the alignment. My GTI had a bit more aggressive of an alignment as well as caster changes. My GTI would rotate and and turn in great. I know that a mountain road and a track are 2 different things in terms of speed and the Golf R may perform better at higher speed on the track.
For people with Golf R's, what is your setup? Suspension, alignment, etc. Thanks!
I just picked up a MK7 Golf R after my MK7 GTI was totaled in a hit and run.
The car is basically stock aside from your normal basic forum bolt ons. More importantly, it's a completely stock suspension DCC car.
I highly enjoy mountain runs and track days, so I am prioritizing handling and turn in. I threw on some 200tw and got the car aligned and headed up to the tail of the dragon and surrounding roads a couple of weekends ago and it was just not as nicely balanced as my GTI was. It was understeering regardless of weight transfer and the haldex system seemed to send power to the back in a weird delayed fashion which felt a little uncomfortable on very tight switchbacks at speed. I was only able to get 1.5 degrees of camber in the front and 2 degrees in the rear from the alignment. My GTI had a bit more aggressive of an alignment as well as caster changes. My GTI would rotate and and turn in great. I know that a mountain road and a track are 2 different things in terms of speed and the Golf R may perform better at higher speed on the track.
For people with Golf R's, what is your setup? Suspension, alignment, etc. Thanks!