2010GTI4me
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- NJ
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Autobahn
2017 GTI PP Anyone know the stock rear sway bar brackets part number? Or have a pair they're willing to part with?
I've searched various VW parts sites, FCP Euro, ECS, etc. but no one seems to sell them separately or have a part number. Maybe they only come with the sway bar and bushings? That seems like something VW would do...
https://www.vwpartscenter.net/v-201...ear-suspension--stabilizer-bar-and-components
Back story if anyone is interested: I went to install my 24mm H&R rear sway bar and moog endlinks the other day only to find aftermarket brackets and bushings. This got me looking at things a little closer and noticed the bar had the metal "sleeves" that some bars have (to prevent side to side movement?). Obviously the stock PP rear sway bar doesn't have this, so I measured the bar... 25mm OD. I believe it's an ST non-adjustable 25mm bar. Some of you are probably going to ask "why bother installing the H&R bar?" but the ST bushings seem like they have seen better days, and if I already have the H&R bar and new endlinks, why not just install everything at once? Saves me the trouble of breaking the old (rusted) endlinks bolts loose. Frankly I've been a big fan of H&R sway bars, springs, etc. on my previous cars, so might as well swap everything out with new then sell the ST bar for a few bucks.
I've searched various VW parts sites, FCP Euro, ECS, etc. but no one seems to sell them separately or have a part number. Maybe they only come with the sway bar and bushings? That seems like something VW would do...
https://www.vwpartscenter.net/v-201...ear-suspension--stabilizer-bar-and-components
Back story if anyone is interested: I went to install my 24mm H&R rear sway bar and moog endlinks the other day only to find aftermarket brackets and bushings. This got me looking at things a little closer and noticed the bar had the metal "sleeves" that some bars have (to prevent side to side movement?). Obviously the stock PP rear sway bar doesn't have this, so I measured the bar... 25mm OD. I believe it's an ST non-adjustable 25mm bar. Some of you are probably going to ask "why bother installing the H&R bar?" but the ST bushings seem like they have seen better days, and if I already have the H&R bar and new endlinks, why not just install everything at once? Saves me the trouble of breaking the old (rusted) endlinks bolts loose. Frankly I've been a big fan of H&R sway bars, springs, etc. on my previous cars, so might as well swap everything out with new then sell the ST bar for a few bucks.