Kurt
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so ive just got it back after finally having another gearbox fitted and i noticed yesterday my front wheels were on the wrong side (rotational tyres), so tonight i got it jacked up on axle stands and began swapping them round when i noticed something i never had before
a front arb
i always thought those two from the lower ball joint to the front was the front arb and tonight i noticed a bar joining them so i was like wtf is that, no wonder my car handled better before
oh well
are they easy enough to take off?
[Edited on 16-11-2007 by Kurt]
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Colin
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arb should make it handle better
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Kurt
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i have a whiteline on the rear, handled alot better without the front
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Paul_J
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quote: Originally posted by Colin
arb should make it handle better
If it's FWD, having a stiff rear ARB and soft / no front ARB = good turn in / oversteery...
Having stiff front ARB and soft rear ARB = understeery...
Having stiff front and stiff rear (if done properly) = neutral nice handling...
But generally on FWD stiffen up the rear ARB. If front is too stiff it'll cause understeer.
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Paul_J
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I know someone with a saxo VTS, that removes his front ARB to get better front end grip...
the only downside is extra body roll at front.
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Butler
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Yeah I was gonna say, alot of guys on the Rallye register have started removing the front arb altogether.
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Paul_J
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I personally would prefere to stiffen the rear, rather than remove the front arb... but as a free mod it's fair enough.
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Colin
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I was gonna remove the one on my golf to get it lower, thought against doing it tho
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Nick-S
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how is finding an arb unpleasant
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Robin
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Mine turned in better with a still front and no rear.
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Dave A
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quote: Originally posted by Paul_J
I know someone with a saxo VTS, that removes his front ARB to get better front end grip...
the only downside is extra body roll at front.
easily sorted with some stiffer front springs
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AK
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i ran my corsa without my front ARB, removed it... but it was a bit rear endy in th end, so was going to replace it. Turned in superbly if the car was weighted correctly/balanced for the corner. The rear was the problem.
We removed the drop links from our 205, then retro fitted a lower strutbrace on the subframe, and top one on susp turrets.
It had a bit of understeer
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Kurt
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quote: Originally posted by GSi_16v
how is finding an arb unpleasant
because i never used to have one when i first had the car, so it doesnt feel like my car anymore..
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AK
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thats like saying bigger boobies are bad as they dont feel the same..
change can be good
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote: Originally posted by AK
thats like saying bigger boobies are bad as they dont feel the same..
change can be good
haha
Doesn't taking off the front one make the car abit more scarey at high speeds?
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Kurt
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it does??
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Jake
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quote: Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
quote: Originally posted by AK
thats like saying bigger boobies are bad as they dont feel the same..
change can be good
haha
Doesn't taking off the front one make the car abit more scarey at high speeds?
I found taking any kind of turn above 90mph - even long sweeping ones, were abit hairy without the front arb.
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Superlite Ltd.
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Thats what i thought Jake
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Kurt
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tbh my car doest really get above 90mph
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