[jubbly]

Hi,

Need some help, I have fitted my koni coilovers and now I am getting the driveshaft catching on the ARB during hard left handers.

Question is do I fit the weitec part to just move the standard ARB or go for a new ARB kit?

Any veiws/advise greatly accepted []

 

[MkIV Turbo]

I'd go for a proper ARB kit if I was you, thats what I ended up doing and has made a massive difference to the handling as well as preventing the driveshafts from catching.

 

[G Bridgland]

defo best to change ARB matey.

 

[borabandit]

i need uprated ARB as i'm catching too. whats the best make to go for,cheapest,dearest,lightest,etc. perhaps a group buy could be sorted.

 

[thechief]

ARB for sure, i tried the drop links on my last car and didn't think much of em!

 

[mk4 Turbo]

I have the new Eibach ARB and it still catches under heavy braking. I'm only lowered 30mm.

 

[MattyV5]

i got the eibach arb as everyone on here said to get one. I get them, then people say there are 2 versions. A lovely ?300 down the drain. I think the H&R is the best for clearence ?

 

[jubbly]

mmmm I have adjusted my coilovers today as it had settled alot more than I wanted. Will see what happens now. It's still 10 mm lower at lease than my anni!

 

[Mart4875]

I'm getting Eibach springs & shocks with a lowering of 50mm. Will it catch quite a lot then??

 

[evilhomer]

No... 50mm not a big drop. Should have precious little trouble. []

 

[imran]

[legend]Question is do I fit the weitec part to just move the standard ARB

whats this part? is it a long arb link? where from and how much?

 

[jubbly]

Is it possible to fit the later arb with the bigger hoops? If you could get one for the right money []

 

[BlahBlahMan]

Go for the later Eibach ARB. 25mm front and back, about ?270 delivered.

I had an H&R and the newer Eibach ARB has euqally as big hoops. With the H&R and Eibach, my driveshaft hit the chassis before it hit the ARB. I've now gone for a more conservative -35mm H&R springs with Eibach ARBs and i don't get any ARB/Driveshaft contact and am very happy with the ride.

The thicker front and the addition of a rear TRANSFORM the handling and come with ***** (5star) rating from me.

 

[4low]

venom motorsport now sell arb drop links advertised in this months pvw worth a look at,i have an h&r arb but it still catches a bit as its on its ***,might try drop links asswell as h&R will have to see,they are meant to be a lot better then the weitec ones.

cheers 4low

 

[jubbly]

I may just grab a copy of pvw and take a look! Spent soooo much on the car already + booked into Jabba so cant stretch to another ?300 ish for arb's yet maybe next year! Just goto get the driveshaft cleared.

 

[M8 NNY]

From the look of this topic i take it the 1.8turbo engine suffers from this prob more than others????

 

[rfsteel]

I have the Eibach large hooped ARB from Rich (R1GTI), and have a drop of 35mm at the front with no catching at all.

I highly recommend this mod to improve the handling, I can now control the back end when coming of roundabouts with great ease []

 

[jubbly]

I have ordered the Venom droplinks will fit them saturday and see what happens!

 

[jubbly]

Fitted the venom droplinks yesterday!

Took about 15 minutes and they work a treat! Not been able to get the drive shaft to touch since. []

 

[incar]

how much were the droplinks mate?

got any pics of your install?