tom130691
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seen a guys post on a different foroum was still on a corsa b thought
he had a redtop not sure if it makes a diff?
but he removed the arb and said this actualy improve handling this makes a much sense to me as trying to get head off a snake
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Nic Barnes
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extra weight causes understeer. taking it over sort of gives more flex to provide a touch more grip. give it a try.
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tom130691
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surly flex is bad in the long term
and mine is a 1.2 so not alot of weight at front
[Edited on 20-12-2009 by saxo_tom]
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Nic Barnes
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nah dont bother
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tom130691
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weight of a arb cant make a difference
any better reasons?
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Nic Barnes
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its not the weight of the arb that its to do with
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daine
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 Yoyr better off putting a combo on the front and a cav extra on the back this will make it handle better
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c20letandy1988
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combo ones are the same bud
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Mike
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It's not a proper anti-roll bar as such, it causes the inside wheel to lift on hard cornering which causes understeer. Without the arb both corners can work independently so you get a bit more body roll but both wheels stay on the road which cuts down on understeer.
I removed mine between two visits to Castle Combe this year and without it I managed an extra 7 mph top end compared to the previous time, doesn't sound much but 83-90mph is a fair difference in a 1.2 
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tom130691
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my 1.2 max's at 95 on the satnav 97 on the dials lol so 7 more would take me over the 100 woooo lol
surely its only doing what a lower strut brace would do then 
i was planning to get front upper and lower, aswell as a rear brace to reduce my understeer
[Edited on 21-12-2009 by saxo_tom]
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Mike
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Sorry, didn't mean on top of the normal top end, I've had 102 on my sat nav but on the longest straight at castle combe, I managed to get upto 83 with the arb, before having to brake then without I managed 90 before having to brake.
Strut braces are more to stiffen the shell up so there's less flex, I've not got any braces on mine so I can't tell how much difference they make
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Mieran
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Are you the same person from Sax-p that commented on my thread?
If you have standard suspension I wouldn't take it off, well you can if you want, it only takes a few mins but there is no point.
When you get aftermarket suspension try with and without and see what you prefer.
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tom130691
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yes mate saxp ftw 
i have -40 at front not sure it its just springs or springs and dampers ill have a butch next time i take wheels off
removing it then puting a lower strut surely would just put it bk as it was?
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Mieran
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I'm going to be putting a front lower strut brace to see what difference it makes.
I've always thought that arbs and strut braces do different things, not sure how correct that is though.
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alan-g-w
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I made a thread on here not long ago about how I couldn't be arsed refitting mine when I changed my sump. Since doing it I've noticed that the turn in's much better, but the car feels a bit more 'loose' at high speed.
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tom130691
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well the arb seems to stiffen the car and people remove it to alow more flew there for less understeer but puting a lower brace would stiffen it up again :S
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Mike
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The brace stiffens the shell up, the suspension can still work independently
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tom130691
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ill remove when i have a brace then lol
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