Another ARB question

rsmith

Robbie
Apr 28, 2004
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Tipperary, Ireland
I read a lot of threads on ARB's, i see most people have a thicker ARB on the back than on the front.
If the front ARB is thicker, will it cause much understeer, i am getting the 22mm whiteline ARB for the rear and ordered a 23mm R32 front ARB, i am wondering now should i change the front ARB to the 21mm R32 one.

Will it cause much problems with 22mm rear and 23mm front ARB?
 

Ronin225

Active Member
Jan 17, 2008
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Worcester
I thought the rear whiteline one was 23mm not 22mm but it should also have some stiffness adjustment on it.
If you set it to the stiffest it should probably be ok
 

Spice

Full Member
Oct 13, 2004
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Hi

Its not as easy at that

Car set up is a very black art, even with a good driver in a good car on a circuit were the variables are limited, ie you have the same coners etc

It all depends were the US is, coner entry, apex, exit???

I guess on your Leon its corner entry

If you has US on entry you want a stiffer ARB (in most cases)

A stiffer bar will give less body roll, less weight transfer so it will ease the tyre load and should help with entry US

Alot of people think if you have US you run a softer bar NOT TRUE in all cases

Coner exit US it normally caused by putting the power on and weight transfer and using the available grip in acceleration and cornering etc etc

I have a Leon Cupra and body roll is pretty large

You can help US alot by turning into the corner softer, more progessive, dont apply to much power to early this will play with the weight and make the US worse

The tyre only has so much grip and it can be used in 4 ways mainly, cornering, breaking, cornering and breaking or acceleration, to make things easy if your tyre has 100kg of grip you can use all 100kg in acceleration, or braking, or cornering, or a mix ie 50kg on coner and 50 kg on breaking, its how you use the grip

ALWAYS steer with your outside hand, your inner hand should just steady the wheel, using your outer hand and PUSHING the wheel will help you feeel whats happeneing, do not pull the wheel!

US is caused by the tyre reaching its grip limit, if you lessen the wheel angle, lessen weight transfer and drive smooth it helps alot

What I mean is it may bebetter to change driving style then change the ARB and see how you get on

Hope this helps

Marcus
 
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