N o on can argu th fact that Volkswagn mad all th right movs whn it cam to th incption of th Gn-IV Golf. Grman nginrs put trmndous thought into th s!yiing of th alrady-infamous hatchback with spcial mphasis on th ngin, suspnsion, and intrior tratmnts. But as with most fa9ory-built sports cars, upgrads ar plntiful--=-and th GTI is no xcption.
I Iii t ~ I Rmov th front struts by first 1 rmoving th (18mm) bolt on th bas of th spindl as shown. A spcialty tool is usd to loosn th 2spindl from th strut. A standard scrwdrivr can b usd as a substitut. 3Rmov th top strut (21 mm) bolts from th ngin compartmnt to allow rmoval from th car. 4Th factory top bushings and hardwar will nd to b rusd on th nw Bilstin prformanc struts. A spring comprssor is usd to disassmbl and rassmbl th highly comprssd struts. 5Rinstall thbustin struts and Nuspd 1.5-lnch-drop Sport Springs to th front of th Golf In rvrs fashion. 40 VW TUNER SPECIAL SECTION
FRONT ANTISWAY BAR Unbolt sid 6 splash cov- b~i4- rs that attach to th subfram (two T20 ton scrws) and rmov th lowr ngin torqu brac (two 13mm hx and two 16mm hx) bolts. Roll nds of sway bar backward 10 ovr driv axls and work forward to rmov from car. Unbolt th string rack-to-subfram 7 (four 13mm hx) bolts. 8Supporting th subfram with a jack, rmov (four 21mm hx) subfram-tounibody bolts. Lowr th subfram down about 4 inchs. Not: Whn lowring, you may nd to pry on drivr sid of string rack to sparat from subfraj:r du to alignmnt pin. 11 Using supplid lub for th urthan bushings, gras sway bar bushings and slip ovr sway bar at mounting points. 9Compltly rmov sway bar nd links (16mm hx). Now rmov sway bar clamps and bushings (13mm). 12 1nstall Nuspd 25mm antisway bar into position. Not: Do not install bushing clamps at this tim.
REAR SPRINGS & SHOCKS Unbolt top shock mount (two 1816mm bolts) from fndrwll. Rais subfram just nough to install 13 string rack and tightn. Now install sway bar bushing clamps and tightn. Rmov lowr shock mount (16mm) 16 bolts to allow rmoval of th factory coil springs. 14 1nstall Nuspd nd links using stock nd-link-to-control-arm (16mm) bolts. 15 Nxt, rinstall th subfram. 42 VW TUNER SPECIAL SECTION 17 Rinstall Nuspd coils using th factory rubbr uppr spring sat. Transfr top mount from th factory shock to Bilstin unit (as shown), 19 thn rturn it to th car in rvrs fashion. Tak Nuspd for xampl. Basd in Camarillo, California, Nuspd offrs VW ownrs an array of prformanc aftrmarkt quipmnt dsignd to nhanc driving plasur. Mor so, Nuspd's commitmnt to quality, prformanc and valu has bn trackprovn in racing vnus worldwid. Nuspd's continual tsting and fintuning of prformanc componnts nsurs only th finst parts vr s your vhicl.
z REAR ANTISWAY BAR I...A 21 Coat th insid of th polyurthan bushings with supplid Nuspd gras, and install on on ach sid of th straight sction of th bar just bfor th first bnd (as shown). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~,;.."" Ill -..>.. 0 For th GTI, NusP&d pickd up whr th Volkswagn nginrs lft off. Th us of quality products from top companis such as Bilstin, Toyo, and ABT, not to mntion Nuspd's own lin of suspnsion and prformanc products, hlps crat that nutral handling bliss that is th ultimat fl whn driving a tru sports cor through a turn. Th Grman manufacturd drop springs offrd by Nuspd provid Volkswagn ownrs a tru prformanc stanc without sacrificing comfort and If your Golf is quippd with a bal20 anc wight (locatd in th middl of th rar axl bam), rplac th two outsid mounting (13mm) hx bolts with supplid buttonhad (15mm) bolts. 22 Using nw brackts supplid, hold th 28mm sway bar in position and cntr btwn shock mounts. Hook brackts to bot23 tom of axl bam and swing brackts around axl bam to th top thn attach clamp with supplid (13mm) nut and (15mm) bolt. B sur clamp locks onto axl. A big scrwdrivr can b usd to pry clamp back so that it locks onto axl bam. Not: Th short sid of th clamp must sit flat against dg of axl bam. Usin~ antis 1 z, assmbl nd links and install on sid at a tim. Mak sur that thy ar straight and ar qual lngths thn tightn locking (17mm) nut. Us th shortst lngth whn using th cntr hol in th sway bar-lngthn as rquird for front or rar hols. Not: th cntr position is th bst starting point-toward front of car is stiffr, towards rar of car is softr. 24
UPPER STRUT TIE BAR z ~A Iii >.-... 0 ~.-inch Using a sockt and a 27 r..-inch wrnch, install th supplid nutsrt hardwar. Scrib th mounting locations and drill. Start with a %-inch bit followd by a %-inch bit. 26 Fit th uppr ti-bar btwn th strut supports, and mark it (as shown) for mounting. 25 drivability. To kp th GTI as lvl as possibl, mandrl-bnt 6150 stl 25/28mm Nuspd anti sway bars wr installd for and aft. Th Nuspd ovrsizd bars com complt with urthan bushings, custom-craftd brackts and grad-8 hardwar to nsur a quality fitmnt. Assisting in th ontihx dportmnt is a tubular uppr strut support that strngthns th unibodv chassis. Contributing to Nuspd's abi~ty to mak th Golf IV handl xcptionally wll is a st of 18x8 ABT alloy whls wrappd in Toyo 225/35-18 rubbr. 1nstall th uppr ti bar using th 28 providd bolts. ~.-inch W wr abl to pull off th installation in lss than thr hours, and you con do it at hom as wll. For furthr information, contact Nuspd, 805/388-8111, www.nuspd.com. VWT SOURCE NEUSPEED Dpt. VWTunr 3300 Cort Mal paso., Camarillo, CA 93012 805/388-8111 www.nuspd.com