VAG/Seat/Skoda rear ARB's?

[NickT]

Hi, hope this isn't a stupid question and apologies if it is but does anyone know if any of the VAG/Seat/Skoda group of cars have an OEM rear ARB that would fit a Leon Cupra?

 

[WeeJase]

OEM one for your car is built into the rear beam,as is the octavia /golf/a3.
after market ones will fit,i have a mk4 golf/leon one on my octavia vrs.

 

[NickT]

Righto, so effectively you have 2 rear ARB's now then?

 

[mattbeef]

no you can only have one ARB mate.
The reason people fit them is so that its a separate unit and increases stiffness

 

[NickT]

Ok but presumably you don't/can't remove the OEM 'built in' one WeeJase was referring to when you do fit an aftermarket one?
(I have a sneeky feeling i'm being a bit dense!)

 

[andyj]

correct

std OEM one is built into the rear beam of the chassis, and an aftermarket one is bolted to the beam, so you're correct in saying that you have 2.

 

[NickT]

Cheers for that, was just about to get my coat.
So does anyone know why it doesn't seem possible to buy just a rear aftermarket ARB as I've read somewhere else that the LC OEM front one isn't too bad?

 

[Feel]

No, you can just buy the rear, Neuspeed (definitely) and H&R (I think) both sell them separately.

I know Eibach only sell them as front and rear sets, though.

Try Awesome for Neuspeed, not sure what TTS sell...

 

[timmahhhhhh]

I'm uder the impression that the rear ARB used in the kits is along the lines of the 2WD audi TT part, hence the need to back box re-shaping - but I'm probably wrong!!

 

[Cupraloon]

Have a read of these two.. these should shed some light on all things ARB related...

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=91243

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=138019

 

[NickT]

Jeez, I've got 6 tabs open following the various links from those two threads!
Cheers for those, I'll endeavor to be more thorough with my searches in future.