309 Wishbones And 1600 Hubs

[205007 12]

basically i cant be bothered to fit the whole 1900 hub/brakes/discs shizzle but i have some 309 wishbones to go on a 1600 gti

 

anyone fitted this setup with longer 309 shafts but non gti ones sucessfully?

 

did a search honest

[j_turnell 134 3 Cars]

I know the 309 dt is the same setup as the gti, but what about the sri which was basically a 1.6 gti, may have the smaller splined end for 1.6 hubs, or maybe the non turbo diesel......

[205007 12]

yeah thats what im thinking just wondered if it had been done so i can know for sure

[j_turnell 134 3 Cars]

Had a quick look on service box and there are some different part numbers for the other xu 309's suggesting different hub ends.

[j_turnell 134 3 Cars]

listed for the xu5ja, 309 sri im assuming.

 

3273 30 (Left)

3273 H9 (Right)

[205007 12]

hmm the plot thickens!

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

I fitted 309 bones to my 1.6. I didn't have to use 309 driveshafts, I just kept the 205 ones.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

all bar the GTi on the 309 run solid disc's and use the same hub as the GTi, So you'll just keep the 1.6 hub and use the 1.6 shaft, the hub is only offset from the carrier itself so no issues with shafts

[Obey_R 23]

all bar the GTi on the 309 run solid disc's and use the same hub as the GTi, So you'll just keep the 1.6 hub and use the 1.6 shaft, the hub is only offset from the carrier itself so no issues with shafts

 

Forgive me for butting in, I'm still learning. Does that mean then that the 309 bones are the same length as the 1.6. As in no wider track like the rear beam? I thought the point of upgrading to the 309 wishbones was to get wider track? Someone care to explain to me?

[skinner2k3 3]

I am running 309 GTI wishbones on 1600 GTI front suspension and driveshafts, no problems.

[AdamP 0]

Forgive me for butting in, I'm still learning. Does that mean then that the 309 bones are the same length as the 1.6. As in no wider track like the rear beam? I thought the point of upgrading to the 309 wishbones was to get wider track? Someone care to explain to me?

 

They give more negative camber. It only extends the distance between the CVs about 8mm which they can easily cope with. I've been running 205 shafts and 309 wishbones for a while now.

[SweetBadger 93]

They give more negative camber. It only extends the distance between the CVs about 8mm which they can easily cope with. I've been running 205 shafts and 309 wishbones for a while now.

 

Likewise, running 309 wishbones with 205 shafts, covered about 6k so far - no issues whatsoever.

 

Have yet to try them on track, but they've been fine with whatever I've thrown at them on the road.

Edited August 16, 2010 by SweetBadger

[205007 12]

i just had a nasty experience with reverse and full lock in a carpark once so was dubious on fitting them

 

i bow to the superior knowledge of others though! and will give it a try

[shalmaneser 26]

I am running 309 GTI wishbones on 1600 GTI front suspension and driveshafts, no problems.

 

I was doing the same until I swapped to the full 1.9 hubs and shafts + gti6 brake setup.

 

Worked fine for me for ages.