VW MK7 Golf R / MQB Tyrolsport Deadset Subframe Kit Install

Install video I put together showing how to install the Tyrolsport Deadset Rigid Subframe Kit for MK7/7.5 and MQB based VW/Audi vehicles.
Although this install does not require a lot of special equipment it is very helpful to have access to a lift and a lift-support stand to hold the subframe as you unbolt it.
After completing this install it is critical that you have your vehicle aligned.
Check out my channel for more how-to videos as well as some racing videos

[@MegaHollywood1971]

This is the BEST deadset "How To" I have yet to see. Very well done, clear and concise, and Thank you for the detail 👍

[@karstgeo7290]

Nice one showing hiw this works. Have it on my MK7 Sportwagen.

[@AlastairDEW]

Whats the story with alignment once these are installed? I have heard that shifting the subframe is part of the alignment, mostly to ensure camber is equal side to side - and you would want (need?) adjustable camber plates to be able to equalize the camber after the deadset is in place.

[@ADVNTURR]

I just had it aligned. Unless you are going to a really specialty shop, no one is going to touch that subframe after it leaves the factory for a typical alignment. After the alignment there is a slight mis-match in camber settings (-2.3L vs -2.5R with my 034 Motorsport camber mounts) so it is pretty centered with this kit.

[@karstgeo7290]

Camber on my MK7 Sportwagen differs 0.1 deg side to side with this kit.

[@dotted1456]

Roughly how long did this take you? I just purchased the kit for my 2022 Tiguan R-Line.

[@ADVNTURR]

Sorry for the slow response. On a lift with a stand like I had, this is probable a ~1hr job taking your time and doing things carefully.

[@danhen1966]

Did you find the upgrade worthwhile?

[@ADVNTURR]

I can't say that I have noticed any major differences since installing (from an increased performance or increase in NVH) which I'll actually call an OK thing. What I'm more interested in is when I get my next alignment and whether everything is still where it was set. I've chewed up a couple of sets of tires and one of my suspicions was that I was shifting my alignment at the track, this I was hoping to eliminate that possibility.

[@krisg822]

🤬dude, your subframe is rusty, on some spots it looks like the rust did eat quite a lot,,, would be ok if the car was like 7 years old, but then to not replace the subframe and other rusty components....or at least use some rust removal paint :| that car looks horrible underneath.

[@ADVNTURR]

My car is a 2016 and it's going into its 8th winter in the "rustbelt." Unfortunately, rust is just part of life here and unless I want blast and paint it every other year or replace it with an aluminum one from an S3 (which I may) then rust is going to be present. It is almost all surface rust and nothing that I am concerned about from a structural standpoint.

[@krisg822]

@@ADVNTURR wax is your solution, each second year a coat of wax, altho you would need to use some rust removal paint.