#1: rear axles Author: gogs_macaulay, Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:21 pm ---- need to going order a rear axle for my gti 180. since im axles are not replying i will ask on this.
they only list an axle for a gti not a gti 180
whats the difference between them?
#2: Re: rear axles Author: commandosqueak, Location: Lower SlaughterPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 7:21 pm ---- anti roll bar different and im not sure if there is an extra brace that goes into a bracket in the middle
#3: Re: rear axles Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:16 pm ---- Thicker Torsion bars, thicker ARB & they have sway bars as well, I know the SW axle's have the sway arms but im not sure of the top of my head if they have thinner bars or not.
#4: Re: rear axles Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:14 am ---- Why not get a cheap any model axleaxle, rip yours apart and put all the bars, anti roll, braces and trailing arms on the centre tube axle tube?
#5: Re: rear axles Author: southwestchap, Location: DevonPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:05 am ----
Addaz wrote:
Why not get a cheap any model axleaxle, rip yours apart and put all the bars, anti roll, braces and trailing arms on the centre tube axle tube?
+1 to that
#6: Re: rear axles Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:51 am ---- You could just get a new axle from the dealer and build that with new bearings. Some 2nd hand axles are rotten looking these days.
#7: Re: rear axles Author: Kale, Location: Southern FinlandPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:39 am ---- And keep in mind when looking for the axle tube. Some, if not all, normal GTIs have triangular shaped axle tubes (don't ask me why, I have one and it's from an early GTI) opposed to the round ones found on almost everything else. You have to have a round axle tube to fit the sway bars.
#8: Re: rear axles Author: commandosqueak, Location: Lower SlaughterPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:11 am ---- if you want a complete refurbished axel to the spec you want then get hold of axeldirect.com. just got one from them for 275.00 on an exchange basis. 2 years warrenty as well
#9: Re: rear axles Author: weejoe86, Location: ScotlandPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:57 pm ---- Here is where I got mine from It cost me £350 exchange service. I managed to get one for my SW which has the sway bars. They should be able to supply one for the 180.
They also put lubricant in them. So that they don't dry out like the standard ones that leave the factory.
#10: Re: rear axles Author: joeyb, Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:03 am ---- Whats the story on replacing the bushings on your own axel ? is there a guide here ? thanks
#11: Re: rear axles Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:15 am ----
Kale wrote:
And keep in mind when looking for the axle tube. Some, if not all, normal GTIs have triangular shaped axle tubes (don't ask me why, I have one and it's from an early GTI) opposed to the round ones found on almost everything else. You have to have a round axle tube to fit the sway bars.
I suspect the round axles were introduced at the same time as the trailing arms were cast with the bosses for the lateral link brackets. Earlier arms didn't have the bosses cast into them.
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