Choosing ARB size.

[strugers1]

dolby i got 25/25mm eibach arbs today they did me a deal and boy does my car go well around corners its amazing
i hate maz though lol its his fault i spending all this money
strut braces next for me

 

[DOLBY]

thought you were getting the KW ones?...how much mate?

 

[strugers1]

so did i lol 375 fitted, they give me bit of a deal i think lol

 

[DOLBY]

that is real good, AmD will probably do mine, when i get round to buying them..25/ 28 probably neuspeed

 

[strugers1]

apparently eibach only do 1 size for the leon range and that is 25/25?? so ben says anyway (AMD ben)

 

[Hypersonic]

The best choise is a 28mm SB for the rear. 25 for the front ( i believe the stock FSB is 23mm)

 

[DOLBY]

may change my mind about 28 rear as im getting an upper rear strutt, so dont want the rear too rigid....maybe 25/25 or 22/25 now...

 

[Willie]

The best choise is a 28mm SB for the rear. 25 for the front ( i believe the stock FSB is 23mm)

The LC stock bar is 23mm but the LCR stock is 18mm but due to these being in a different place and the front end is remodeled the 18mm one is more effective

 

[DOLBY]

still wanna get my ARBS but if i get 28mm rear and 25mm front, coupled with an upper rear strut brace..(with coilovers) will this be too stiff?..even if i put it on the middle setting?...

also have read that 25/25, should (in theory) equal out the balance of the car, but due to the leons being nose heavy and understeery it promotes this more. is this true?

im hoping that the purchase of a 25mm rear mixed with the rear upper will give the benefits of a 28mm bar...

i realize the rear has to be bigger than the front to combat understeer.....this is soooo difficult lol

 

[Willie]

Its a bit of an unknown TBH, the best way is to drive the cars with these different set ups and see what you like best.
I have had a 28mm rear ARB set on the mid point and an S3 strutt brace and polyflex LCA rear bushes and love this set up for me.
I'm fitting a 23mm front ARB and Audi TT Roadster LCA rear bushes with OEM syspension. I think this will be great. The only thing is the OEM shocks aint that great.

 

[Ronin225]

i went for a neuspeed 25/28 combo still on standard suspension and you have to push it really hard to get it to let go.
having said that i intend to get a rear lower brace but wont get an upper one. mainly just keeps it pretty normal and saves messing round if something big is going in the car.

 

[strugers1]

i noticed with mine today when pushing very very hard where it would normally understeer it did not it it more went into a 4wheel drift all 4 wheels let go at the same time.
and i still cant really get any real unersteer or over steer

 

[DOLBY]

so it seems the 25/25 gives a more neutral effect then karl, i think i would want more grip at the front. i may go with the 25/28 then, if its too rigid i will sell the upper rear bar

 

[DOLBY]

i think this thread should be made a sticky,as it is very informative

 

[strugers1]

well if you sell it let me know i might be interested!! yes my handling is very neutral but like i say even with giving it large no movement at all!! even in the soaking wet last night with the arb's the car handled better than it did before in the dry superb grip

 

[DOLBY]

im itching to get some now, thing is its hard finding cars with different combos that live near me so i can try em out lol...

so in there own way, be it 22,25 or 28 are defo gonna change the car for the better, maybe you will notice the true differences on the track

 

[Willie]

The Octavia set up is very similar to the LCR and they mostly go for the 28mm Neuspeed ARB, R32 23mm front ARB and the S3 strutt brace with uprated LCA rear bushes