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Offline Steve_PD

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Re: ARB Review
« Reply #20 on: 25 March 2009, 21:31 »
Get the whiteline adjustable, front on soft, rear on hard  :cool:
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Re: ARB Review
« Reply #21 on: 25 March 2009, 22:17 »
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Re: ARB Review
« Reply #22 on: 28 March 2009, 10:07 »
Got my ARB fitted yesterday and it's up there with a remap for big improvements on the Golf! It's not just a placebo either you can definatly tell that the back end feels much tighter and more secure going through the twisties! Better tyres now??????
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Re: ARB Review
« Reply #23 on: 28 March 2009, 10:14 »
Quote from: redevo1 on 28 March 2009, 10:07
Got my ARB fitted yesterday and it's up there with a remap for big improvements on the Golf! It's not just a placebo either you can definatly tell that the back end feels much tighter and more secure going through the twisties! Better tyres now??????

God i've got soooooo much i wanna do to the golf, ARB's front and  back, New wheels and tyres, fit the strut brace, re-map god the list go's on and on :sad:

Yeah tyres make a big diff mate  :wink: be prepared to spend over £400 for very good ones(if your on 18")
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Re: ARB Review
« Reply #24 on: 28 March 2009, 10:21 »
Yeah the cheapest decent ones are Toyo's I've used them for years on my other cars so thet'll on my list, so thats a nice £400 bill lol. Just the rear ARB seems to have made a huge improvement. :smiley:
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Re: ARB Review
« Reply #25 on: 28 March 2009, 10:56 »
Yeah gonna have to buy one very soon  :laugh:
Gonna get the car handling right first then comes the re-map and engine tweeks  :evil:
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Re: ARB Review
« Reply #26 on: 28 March 2009, 12:00 »
God you've not got it re-maped yet I feel your pain buddy. :grin:
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Re: ARB Review
« Reply #27 on: 31 March 2009, 16:28 »
No chance of the ARB's, Re-Map, Wheels etc......... for a while now as i have just had to buy a new TV  :angry:
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Re: ARB Review
« Reply #28 on: 31 March 2009, 19:32 »
Quote from: gjroe78 on 31 March 2009, 16:28
No chance of the ARB's, Re-Map, Wheels etc......... for a while now as i have just had to buy a new TV  :angry:

grjoe :sad: I am dissapointed. You could have bought the car bits, and sat in the lounge looking at the car for a few months!!!!!
Planning on doing ARB's with 312mm brake conversion over next month :smiley:
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Re: ARB Review
« Reply #29 on: 31 March 2009, 20:39 »
Yep, £1700 would have bought some BBS CH's and the ARB's for the golf  :sad:
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