anti roll bar kit

[Jonezyfr]

anyone fitted one, as in front and rear anti roll bars like whiteline/neuspeed?

dramatic fifference and worth it?

is it worth doing on an unlowered car?


my 05 plate fr tdi is roley poley as hell, its ok once it settles into a corner, just doesnt insprire much confidence.

any comments?

 

[Mook]

I've had Neuspeed front and rear ARBs on the last four cars I've had and yes, they make a significant difference. Fatter bars on the back help to reduce understeer and, when you put them on as a pair, the reduction in roll is significant.

 

[DamianPM]

As mentioned the rear ARB will make the most difference but a worth while mod.

Damian @ DPM Performance

 

[Jonezyfr]

be ok on a non lowered car then, in case i do decide to lower do the aftermarket bars accomodate for the driveshafts, as ive heard about d/s's hitting the arb's when lowered?


are they all good then, what is the ideal size/ brand?

 

[DamianPM]

The likes of the Eibach and KW are good for around 50-60mm, any lower and you'll need the Whiteline bar.

Damian @ DPM Performance

 

[Mook]

be ok on a non lowered car then, in case i do decide to lower do the aftermarket bars accomodate for the driveshafts, as ive heard about d/s's hitting the arb's when lowered?

No problems unless you're going more than 40-50mm.

are they all good then, what is the ideal size/ brand?

Size is dependent on your taste in lift-off oversteer! 25mm front and 28mm rear will give you a good combination of reduced roll and sensible handling. You could just stick a 25mm on the rear, but you should really think about the overall handling of the car.

For ARBs, Neuspeed is a great option.

HTH

 

[Jonezyfr]

was looking at the 25mm eibach kit.

bound to be a massive improvement, i see the cars current capabilities as hopeless,

only going down minimum drop ie:25mm

 

[DamianPM]

The Eibach kit will give a nice balanced feel to the car and also reduce the roll and understeer quite a bit.

Damian @ DPM Performance

 

[Jonezyfr]

cool, cheers, just ordered the Eibach kit from your good selves last night

 

[DamianPM]

Damian @ DPM Performance

 

[greesha]

post how the car feels after the arb treatment Jonezyfr

thanks

 

[Jonezyfr]

will find out easter weekend. cant wait, think this will make the car for me in the same way the remap did

 

[Jonezyfr]

hi got the arbs fitted, not noticed much difference yet, (its wet up here and dont want the car to catch me out)

fittting wasnt too bad like,

the rear bar fitting kits are a bit dodge like.

 

[Jonezyfr]

one other thing, what size arb should mine have had as standard?

it was 23mm the one i took off.

think the only thing letting the car down now is the dampers and springs as they are standard,

at about what mileage do they go nakered?

 

[DamianPM]

Usually about 50-60k and they're past the best.

Damian @ DPM Performance

 

[Jonezyfr]

think mine may be in need of some shocks and springs soon then,

you feel the suspension travel then the arbs grab it and keep it flat,

is the eibach pro kit any good? in terms of better handling, less body roll and still maintaing a decent ride, i had a saxo vtr lowered 60mm all round for a year so my idea of a good ride is prob different to alot of peoples.

any kits other than the eibach you would recommend

 

[DamianPM]

Yeah the Eibach Pro's are a very good all round choice but also look at the KW springs and shocks kits.

http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/leo...0.html?zenid=68ec1ed0eda2541ac3b6661dd4985f8d

Damian @ DPM Performance