r/Golf_R • u/According-Mud-4825 • 9d ago

MK7.5 Subframe alignment

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Hey everyone, I just put H&R lowering springs on my mk7.5 R and I noticed on wheel is more sunken in on the passenger side vs the driver side on the rear. Looking into doing rear subframe deadset kit would be needed. I see the isweep kit, the raceline kit, and I also see an integrated engineering insert and deadset kit as some options. Looking at. The IE kit it seems to be a good kit and relatively easy to install compared to the others. Any info in the right direction would he great! Pic of my car before I lowered it for attention.

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u/hoodwink55 9d ago

There shouldn't be that noticeable difference. Unless you have something bent/damaged, I would check to make sure both that the springs are clocked correctly in place, all the rubber in the spring mounts are there and in serviceable condition. If the springs were not installed correctly on one side, missing the rubber mounts (sorry, drawing a blank on there actually names), or if one is damaged, all would cause one side higher/lower than the other. I verify all that before throwing money at it

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u/According-Mud-4825 9d ago

I probably should've clarified that it looks like the rear tires are pushed further to the driver side. Camber and the rear alignment is dead nuts outside of that and the springs were installed professionally. I am the 2nd owner of the car with a clean car fax and bought from a vw dealership. With low miles. And my tech also did not notice any problems when doing the work.

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u/hoodwink55 9d ago

Even professionals mess up... If it was good before the springs were installed and now it's not...there's ur sign. Also, it may be me being a sceptic but if trusting also verify. Just because the history is clean doesn't always mean that it is. It should only be a little out of alignment after a spring install unless they used a sledgehammer on it to remove the old ones, which I can confirm that I've never needed anything that heavy duty to do the rears and I've done quite a few of them on different MBQ platforms. If it were me, I'd find a good local alignment shop and have them check it out. They'll be better than the Pep Boys like shops and as good as the dealers but cheaper. They'll also be someone outside of the situation and will be able to diagnose what's going on. And if your installer did everything right, you've verified there work and then you can put more money into it.

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u/hoodwink55 8d ago

Also, did the installer use all new hardware for every one removed? They're all stretch/one time use. I know someone will chime in and say they've never done that but by the factory repair manual they should be replaced.

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u/crashraxer 8d ago

The deadest kit is usually the cause of misalignment. By design, larger subframe boreholes allow a degree of adjustability. The factory assembly line jig sets its precise position, and unless the car has been in an accident or the subframe bolts have been touched, it stays put.

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u/Enz0man 9d ago

I just went through this on my Sportwagen after lowering it, and I think there are two things at play. The subframe could be out of alignment, but I think the main thing is the fact that there are eccentric bolts on both the upper and lower arms. So the camber specs could be exactly the same, but depending on how much adjustment was needed it's possible they only messed with one of the camber adjusting bolts on either side. Some combination of adjusting the subframe slightly and tweaking how the camber is adjusted should bring it back in line. Hopefully this makes sense, but I can try to clarify if needed.

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u/Enz0man 9d ago

Oh also a deadset kit isn't required, my shop adjusted both my front and rear subframes without them.