Handling

[smithy1981]

Ive had a browse through the faq and cant quite see an answer to my question. Im now tired of owning an ibiza that handles poorly, its so vague in corners and roundabouts.

I want to improve the handling with coilovers etc, but dont really want to lower it as ive got the aerokit and the sits much much lower meaning even with a 30mm drop id be for ever catching it.

Will i able to improve the handling without dropping it?

 

[flegz16]

front strut brace
rear anti roll bar
rear spacers

 

[Gooner_Mike]

front strut brace
rear anti roll bar
rear spacers

plus uprated front ARB and suspension bushes

I have the three mods as suggested by flegz16 and they do make a big difference to the way the Ibiza handles. Much stiffer at the rear and gives you more confidence in bends.

 

[CJRamze]

Ive had a browse through the faq and cant quite see an answer to my question. Im now tired of owning an ibiza that handles poorly, its so vague in corners and roundabouts.

I want to improve the handling with coilovers etc, but dont really want to lower it as ive got the aerokit and the sits much much lower meaning even with a 30mm drop id be for ever catching it.

Will i able to improve the handling without dropping it?

By the way, I agree with everything they've said, Your AERO kit, Is it the rear bumper too? The middle exhaust.
Also is a cupra?

 

[smithy1981]

No i didnt get the rear bumper, its a lot of cash for that and the match exhaust. No its not a cupra unfortunately, just a diesel sport.

I didnt know whether the above mods alone would make that much of a difference everyone seems to do all or nothing!

 

[st10587]

defo worth all the above and coilovers if you really wana go hard core! check out my reader ride (link in siggy) for more ideas

 

[Gooner_Mike]

No i didnt get the rear bumper, its a lot of cash for that and the match exhaust. No its not a cupra unfortunately, just a diesel sport.

I didnt know whether the above mods alone would make that much of a difference everyone seems to do all or nothing!

The order I got them in was... strut brace, rear ARB and then spacers. In order of what I feel has made the most difference: rear ARB, spacers, strut brace! Maybe get them in that order over time?

 

[DamianPM]

The guys are pretty much spot on as usual!

Damian@ DPM Performance

 

[CJRamze]

I hear the rear ARB makes the most difference.
I however got the spacers first (Dont know why) they made a bit of difference. Widening the rear feels like it grips more.

I'm told rear arb will make more difference than anything else.
Go there first

 

[Ric 2001]

I'm running: KW V1's, Jabbasport rear ARB, seat sport front strut brace, 20mm spaces and a Wavetrac ATB .... Next maybe a forge rear strut brace.

 

[Damoegan]

Whiteline rear ARB makes a BIG difference

I'm running: V-Maxx coilovers (off DPM ), Whiteline rear ARB, Seat Sport front strut brace and Eibach 20mm rear spacers. Handling is superb now

 

[st10587]

the rarb makes the most difference and is pretty cheap. i got the whiteline one from awesome for £125iirc

 

[bbewekim]

Rarb and 20mm spacers make a huge difference. I'm not lowered but the cars handling is very much improved, near to the point where lowering will be only for looks!

 

[DamianPM]

Yeah the Whiteline rear ARB is the most popular thing we do for the Ibiza 6L's...

https://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/wh...tdi-16sdi-cupra-fr-18t-19tdi-0302-p-2808.html

Damian @ DPM Performance

 

[Chino_UK]

I'm probably getting the Whiteline RARB, made a huge difference on my previous car, just wondered what setting people have been using on it, the stiffest?

 

[Gooner_Mike]

I'm probably getting the Whiteline RARB, made a huge difference on my previous car, just wondered what setting people have been using on it, the stiffest?

 

[techathy]

Set it to the hardest & if you feel the car is wanting to oversteer make it softer. Basic principle of suspension on cars; A stiff rear end with a soft front end makes for oversteer & the reverse is true for understeer.