KeithMac are you sure both your wishbones have the same set-back? I used to have a similar problem when I floored it - My Vento was set up with 1.5 deg neg camber and zero toe and everything was straight.Finally got fed up and took it to CLCM in Edinburgh and then discovered one of my wishbones was the wrong type - I had 15mm setback (this will make the car pull heavily to one side) between the front wheel centres. Note that this will also show up as a large-ish castor difference between your front shockies.
I had this problem & it was really bad.....car twitching on every bump, tram lining & bad torque steer & baffled a few people until a tire change from cheap tyres sorted it out .
Having one fitted to my mk2 20vt in the next couple of weeks. How should I change my driving style? Know I'll be able to get on the power sooner when exiting corners but is there anything else I need to know?
You'll find it will still understeer in extreme cases, and with both wheels spinning Uneven road services can tug the steering from side to side when on the power (even with a torqueless valver ) You will find it a bit strange and maybe hard to get used to (I did) that you can get on the power well before the apex of a corner. We had a 'lads' chat recently about diffs in FWD cars and all came to the conclusion that yes they are a good bit of kit to have on a track car, but are they actually worth 500 + fitting??? - hmmm, not sure! That said ,the box for my mk2 VR6 is getting a Peloquin diff fitted.
Yeah like Gary said i also had the car tram line on bumpy b-roads quite bad until i changed the cheap indian rubber i used to use. You will get used to it after a while & tend to forget it is there until you think back on how much easier your cornering is. On very tight twisty bends you have to fight with the wheel a bit more as i tend to find it pulls against your grip that bit more than normal (but i dont have PAS).
Now I've a Quaife fitted should I start saving for replacement driveshafts? Last rr event it produced 270bhp/250ft.lb
Just to put a different perspective on things, my old pug runs a Quaife, and I wouldn't ever go back to standard. It's really improved the way the car drives, you just have to have the balls to keep your foot in and let the Quaife drag you out. If you lift, LOO's aplenty! One of the main reasons for getting it in the first place was that the car was quite a decent spec for an 8v, and mid range wheel spin was a problem. Uprated diff helped to cure that, and with the new engine going in, I really need the extra bite of a decent diff. I just wonder if the golf had a better diff as standard than the pug and whether this would make you think it wasnt much better on your golf? ColinT, what're you running with the those figures?
When i went out with david the driving instructor yesterday at combe, when driving smoothly, using all the road, right line and fully planting the throttle at the apex i got no fighting from the diff at all...It was all very civalised..However if you got a bit silly itd kick at fight like a ***** !
