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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: dam088888 on 18 September 2011, 09:06

Title: any one choped off arb
Post by: dam088888 on 18 September 2011, 09:06

As above and if do what dif does it make

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: dazzifumi on 18 September 2011, 09:31

i have got rid of mine when i lowered it and its fine

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: dam088888 on 18 September 2011, 09:32

Any probs with mot and did you remove whole thing or just cut at the bit that go over

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: jamie16v on 18 September 2011, 10:07

For the mot it is better to remove it completly than to just cut it, as in the tick box question is always "what condition, if fitted"
if its still there and been hacked to pieces then imo its in sh!t condition.. if its not there then its N/A!

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: Grand Master Patch on 18 September 2011, 10:11

Why don't you just drop the subframe and remove it properly?

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: Wayne on 18 September 2011, 10:35

As above, better to remove it altogether

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: hickles on 18 September 2011, 11:15

swear i read somewhere on here that you shouldnt chop it off unless youre replacing it? at high speeds its dangerous?

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: dam088888 on 18 September 2011, 11:16

Yeah that's no prob I've heard its hard to line every thing back up any one got a how to

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: Wayne on 18 September 2011, 11:55

Quote from: hickles on 18 September 2011, 11:15

swear i read somewhere on here that you shouldnt chop it off unless youre replacing it? at high speeds its dangerous?

Well I would never remove it myself :smiley: but some people are happy to run without one

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: dam088888 on 18 September 2011, 11:57

Yeah each to there own I guess but if any one has a how to to remove arb would be good

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: vwblackmk4gti on 18 September 2011, 13:26

engineers have precisely designed and calculated suspension components to match the behaviour  of the vehicle. i would never drive without 1

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: gavgtiturbo on 18 September 2011, 13:50

Quote from: vwblackmk4gti on 18 September 2011, 13:26

engineers have precisely designed and calculated suspension components to match the behaviour  of the vehicle. i would never drive without 1

+1 i agree completely

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: jamie16v on 18 September 2011, 14:40

Quote from: vwblackmk4gti on 18 September 2011, 13:26

engineers have precisely designed and calculated suspension components to match the behaviour  of the vehicle. i would never drive without 1

only the case if the car is standard! all you are doing is changing the bodyroll / and over or understeer characteristics. in the case of removing you would get alot of roll and oversteer!

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: dazzifumi on 18 September 2011, 22:11

all it does is reduce body roll but your fittin stiffer springs and shocks so they reduce body roll

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: carld on 19 September 2011, 16:17

I've chopped my arb off. Not noticed any difference in the way the vehicle handles at any speed.

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: jamie16v on 19 September 2011, 20:46

try throwing it into a corner at 60, i wont expect to be hearing from you!  :grin:

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: carld on 19 September 2011, 21:28

don't think i could have done that with the arb in anyway  :undecided: Car just understeers like f**k. Doesn't seem as bad now i've changed my tyres from budget ones. Still get it pretty bad though lol

Title: Re: any one choped off arb
Post by: jamie16v on 19 September 2011, 21:32

fit a rear arb... one of the most satisfying mods ive done and most others will agree..