Ride/Handling mods

[PDMJO]

Well, swaybar is on (along with other goodies). Review . . . .

What a difference to the handling. Upsides. The ride in sports mode seems a little less harsh (who would have thought), but best of all the body roll is mostly gone. Immediately noticeable.

On a favourite corner of mine, turn in is still a little rubbish (especially as I have a tendency to enter corners too quickly), but put the power down and I could feel the back of the car skipping out just a little and the front tucking in. No snap oversteer - nicely controlled. There is still body roll, but nothing like beforehand.

Downsides. Its really minor. The rear appears to be slightly higher with the swaybar in. It is hardly noticeable but there. It give the car a slight nose down stance - personally I like it.

Based upon this, I probably won't put the Eibach springs in anytime soon. This is a must have install - its still an SUV and no sports car, but this is how the car should have come from the factory. Massive improvement.

What I’d be curious to hear about is if you then remove the rear sway, install the Eibach’s, and compare the two.

[Gladbach]

Well, swaybar is on (along with other goodies). Review . . . .

What a difference to the handling. Upsides. The ride in sports mode seems a little less harsh (who would have thought), but best of all the body roll is mostly gone. Immediately noticeable.

On a favourite corner of mine, turn in is still a little rubbish (especially as I have a tendency to enter corners too quickly), but put the power down and I could feel the back of the car skipping out just a little and the front tucking in. No snap oversteer - nicely controlled. There is still body roll, but nothing like beforehand.

Downsides. Its really minor. The rear appears to be slightly higher with the swaybar in. It is hardly noticeable but there. It give the car a slight nose down stance - personally I like it.

Based upon this, I probably won't put the Eibach springs in anytime soon. This is a must have install - its still an SUV and no sports car, but this is how the car should have come from the factory. Massive improvement.

Awesome, thanks for the review. Which brand of swaybar did you go for?

[Entheos]

Awesome, thanks for the review. Which brand of swaybar did you go for?

034Motorsport Adjustable Solid Rear Sway Bar (034Motorsport Adjustable Rear Sway Bar – MK7 / 8V – AutoInstruct)

Expensive, but worth it.

[Entheos]

What I’d be curious to hear about is if you then remove the rear sway, install the Eibach’s, and compare the two.

I'd be curious too, but not sure I'm going to do that at this stage. It would be an interesting comparison.

[INASNT]

Installed H&R springs, much better ride as I thought it was too floaty in anything other than having the suspensions set to sport all the time.

the 2 inch or so drop make a good visual difference also.

Thinking about doing the rear sway bar next.

[brad]

Downsides. Its really minor. The rear appears to be slightly higher with the swaybar in. It is hardly noticeable but there. It give the car a slight nose down stance - personally I like it.

A sway bar should make no difference to ride height. You are either imagining it or the mechanic has done something wrong. What happens if you disconnect the drop links - does it go to normal height?

[Entheos]

A sway bar should make no difference to ride height. You are either imagining it or the mechanic has done something wrong. What happens if you disconnect the drop links - does it go to normal height?

Yeah, I know it shouldn't. I didn't measure the gaps beforehand, but it does look a fraction higher at the rear. Perhaps my imagine, perhaps not.

No, the mechanic hasn't done anything wrong - they do lots of VW mod work. I might disconnect the links at some point to doublecheck. Not today though, having too much fun actually using it!

[PDMJO]

Yeah, I know it shouldn't. I didn't measure the gaps beforehand, but it does look a fraction higher at the rear. Perhaps my imagine, perhaps not.

No, the mechanic hasn't done anything wrong - they do lots of VW mod work. I might disconnect the links at some point to doublecheck. Not today though, having too much fun actually using it!

It was probably already like that beforehand, you just never noticed.
Mine definitely sits lower at the front

[AxlRose]

Are there any local manufacturer options for rear sway bars? Superpro lists them for Golf Mk7 but not Tiguan. Will they fit both models like the USA made Neuspeed one? Query with Superpro direct was fruitless.

[Beedub]

Are there any local manufacturer options for rear sway bars? Superpro lists them for Golf Mk7 but not Tiguan. Will they fit both models like the USA made Neuspeed one? Query with Superpro direct was fruitless.

There aren't any specifically for the Tiguan. A sway bar for the Golf R Mk7 should fit (the GTI is different) thanks to the commonality of the MQB platform in both cars.
I've got a rear sway bar from 034 Motorsport that is marketed at the Golf R.
Unfortunately the manufacturers won't tell you it will fit because they haven't tested it, so I ended up talking to a mechanic who had fitted the 034 to another Tiguan.

Link for details of the 034 below.

[URL]https://www.autoinstruct.com.au/product/034-motorsport-adjustable-solid-rear-sway-bar-vw-mk7-golf-r-audi-8v-a3s3-quattro//URL]

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