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Title: Pros and cons to removing my arb ? Mk4
Post by: Bennmk3 on 25 February 2013, 17:27
Lowered my mk4 golf and my arb is hitting on my driveshaft
What are the pros and cons on removing the arb?

Ben
Title: Re: Pros and cons to removing my arb ? Mk4
Post by: tweed on 25 February 2013, 17:39
Pros?  :huh: cons a lot more body roll and less grip

However I've heard people removing front and fitting stiffer rear anti roll bars on the torsion bar rear end on saxo vts. Was meant to give better turn in on an already lift off oversteer car.

I never bothered trying that out when I had mine because I thought it was a stupid idea.

Title: Re: Pros and cons to removing my arb ? Mk4
Post by: GOLF-MK3-GTI on 25 February 2013, 17:52
Lowered my mk4 golf and my arb is hitting on my driveshaft
What are the pros and cons on removing the arb?

Ben

Either buy longer drop links, or buy an adjustable ARB. One of them will solve the issue  :wink:

Right some people say use longer & some say use shorter wtf??

Have a read: http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/289268/2995482.aspx
Title: Re: Pros and cons to removing my arb ? Mk4
Post by: Granta Gti on 25 February 2013, 17:53
A friend had the same problem so we removed the ARB and in theory it should be more unstable but cause it was really low on stiff coilovers it still held the road very well and hardly any body roll due to the stiff coilover set up
Title: Re: Pros and cons to removing my arb ? Mk4
Post by: LakerLover on 25 February 2013, 18:19
How low can you go before its's an issue?? mines gotta be 40mm and no trouble with arb! Thanks
Title: Re: Pros and cons to removing my arb ? Mk4
Post by: Granta Gti on 25 February 2013, 18:22
They say any more than 40mm I'm at 35mm over big dips in the road you can hear it catch occasionally
Title: Re: Pros and cons to removing my arb ? Mk4
Post by: LakerLover on 25 February 2013, 18:28
They say any more than 40mm I'm at 35mm over big dips in the road you can hear it catch occasionally

Thats ok then, aint heard no knocking and its been at 40mm for 8months :D Thanks!
Title: Re: Pros and cons to removing my arb ? Mk4
Post by: dom on 25 February 2013, 19:00
Lowered my mk4 golf and my arb is hitting on my driveshaft
What are the pros and cons on removing the arb?

Ben

You'd be better off swapping your arb for one that goes under the driveshaft. You could try adjustable droplinks but they don't always work, likewise aftermarket arb's that have bigger loops don't always work either
Title: Re: Pros and cons to removing my arb ? Mk4
Post by: Bennmk3 on 25 February 2013, 20:12
Because the contact between the arb and the shaft is not constant and loud I'm swaying to go with longer drop links ?
Where's the best place to get them ?

Lowered my mk4 golf and my arb is hitting on my driveshaft
What are the pros and cons on removing the arb?

Ben

You'd be better off swapping your arb for one that goes under the driveshaft. You could try adjustable droplinks but they don't always work, likewise aftermarket arb's that have bigger loops don't always work either
Title: Re: Pros and cons to removing my arb ? Mk4
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 26 February 2013, 10:16
Have no arb on mine and cant say i notice any difference.

gonna fit the vrs arb cause i can get them cheep off a mate and going to fit rarb and poly bush the whole car to see how much it improves. but old car standard arb and a few of the bushes polybushed = new car no arb and standard bushes so far.
Title: Re: Pros and cons to removing my arb ? Mk4
Post by: GTi_James on 26 February 2013, 11:59
get the whiteline RARB, about 174-180 and includes everything you need, then look at the TT front ARB with droplinks, i got some adjustables front the bay, everythings going on once i have the upper strut brace from the S3 and lower possibly with the rear upper strut brace, as well, undiced on that though, its really to stop all body movement on the vehicle and it apparantly goes as if on rails