So, the subframe arrived, and it was complete with steering rack, wishbones, anti-roll bar, the lot. \u00a0A bargain for \u00a353 delivered… \u00a0It took a while to get it all apart, and there are some differences between the golf and Ibiza setup – the subframe and rack are the same, but the wishbones are different as they have a different ARB mounting, and the ARB itself is obviously different – doubly so as the Ibiza has a heavy duty Neuspeed item fitted, not the standard item, so all of that lot can go in the scrap bin, ready for the next “guess how much this will weigh in for” competition on Facebook.<\/p>\n
Anyway…. once it was all apart, it was time to measure up. \u00a0What I was hoping for was that the new subframe would be wider at the front mountings than the current one, and that I’d be able to make mods to the new one (the old one had been strengthened and seam welded), bolt it on and away I’d go.<\/p>\n
It wasn’t to be. \u00a0I measured it, and found that they were the same. \u00a0Measured again, and again. \u00a0No difference, still the same measurement.<\/p>\n
Oh dear. \u00a0It wasn’t that. \u00a0But there was definitely an issue, so something had to be wrong. \u00a0Lots of measurements were made of the location points on the shell – now obviously I don’t have a complex jig or 3D measuring gear, but diagonals should be the same, and they were… which was odd. So after a couple of hours I decided to bolt the subframe back in place, refit the wishbones and see what happened.<\/p>\n
And it’s all fine. \u00a0The only thing I can think of is that an impact made the subframe move relative to the mounting point (there’s some slack in the mountings) and that was the problem. \u00a0With them bolted up in place, it’s all as it should be. \u00a0Which is nice, aside from my modification of the front hub meaning I need a new one, and not knowing what hub it actually is – it isn’t a Golf one, as I’ve now found out…. \u00a0the hunt continues!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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