Fleron2301
Go Kart Champion
About two months ago, I decided that I was fed up with my half-crushed Tyrolsport Deadset Kit and decided to go ahead and buy the 034Motorsport Kit.
History:
When the Tyrolsport Front Deadset Kit originally came out, I was very quick to order and install it. During the initial install, I had not noticed that the bushings were different for the top and the bottom. Well, as the bushings are very brittle, this crushed parts of them. I talked to Tyrolsport to try and get new bushings, which they were able to send me at a fair price. When I went to reinstall the kit, the passenger side frame rail where the ARP bolt got stripped (See: http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69960). Unfortunately, when I spent the countless hours trying to get the bolt back out, the bushings (in the correct position) got crushed again. However, this time Tyrolsport wanted me to pay for a full kit to get the bushings. I eventually helicoiled the frame rails and used the semi-crushed bushings. Only the inner ring of the bushings were left for the 2 18mm frame rails. Unfortunately, the ARP bolts would not go in fully with the helicoil, and one broke/snapped halfway up. So I had half of a stainless steel bolt stuck in the frame rail. On the other side, I used an Audi bolt which went in with no problems. I spent a few weeks with a half-sheared bolt on one of the frame rails before buying a powerful drill and stainless steel drill bits. I drilled out the stainless steel bolt. That was a mess. Since then, I had been running the Tyrolsport kit with Audi bolts all over and a few half-crushed bushings. 034Motorsport came out with their kit which used Audi bolts and Stainless Steel Collars. I thought that was a much better idea than the aluminum ones that Tyrolsport uses.
Product Description
The product itself
Packaging
Collars and Bolts
What I really liked about the 034Motorsport kit is that it includes all of the collars AND the bolts. The Tyrolsport Kit only came with the 2 center bolts, so I had to source the Audi bolts myself. On top of that, the Tyrolsport Kit is more expensive.
The quality of the collars was excellent. Stainless steel is pretty solid. I had no worries about these collars crumbling or coming apart.
The Install
The install was super easy. I did have a lot more experience than before of course. The bolts went right in, everything lined up perfectly. It was pleasantly easy to install. When I was installing the Tyrolsport Kit, the top of the aluminum collar would keep stripping off with the bolt and getting in the way of the frame rail. The Tyrolsport kit was a very unnecessarily difficult install just to get the bolts in. Keep in mind that I did have the V1 kit, so they may have changed things to help with this issue.
Conclusion
Overall, I have had no issues at all with this kit. The collars are supremely solid and high quality, and having the bolts included at a low price is a great bonus. If I had known, I would have waited for this kit to come out. Hindsight is always 20/20. I HIGHLY recommend this kit over any other.
Thanks for reading!
