There seems to be plenty of discussion of handling tweaks (ARB, etc) for the Roomster, so someone may find this useful ...

Eibach now have Roomster specific suspension upgrades (inc. 25mm drop and track widening spacers)...

Eibach Fahrwerke

Thanks

Damn

That's just not fair as I currently have no money. However it does say the dampers are discontinued :( which is a shame as the Pro kit is much more effective with the dampers (Or as the Pro System)

You will need the front bits from a Fabia 2 and the rear from a Golf 4 (Which will have similar loading specs.

Edited 8 July, 200817 yr by Decron

I noticed the same. A lowering kit is nice, but a car handles so much better with added shock absorbers.

Well, there will be one with it fitted before the end of august

A lowered Roomster with ARB would be very cool, epsecially if it was a remapped 1.9TDi with the 17" alloys.

Well ......

Thanks to Andy and Sarah at Awesome for the mahoosive discount at the detailed show this weekend. I am now the proud owner of a Neuspeed 25mm adjustable RARB (the 28mm may have been just a little to stiff for the vroomster **) and a set of soon to be fitted Eibach springs.

I am back in Germany working at the moment, but will fitting the RARB on Friday when I get back and will get photo's up asap.

Awesome had 20% off all neuspeed items this weekend which brought the RARB down into whiteline pricing territory. So let's see how it fit's and performs.

More details to follow

**Vroomster is copyright of Decron Roomster Improvement Program

Well ......

Thanks to Andy and Sarah at Awesome for the mahoosive discount at the detailed show this weekend. I am now the proud owner of a Neuspeed 25mm adjustable RARB (the 28mm may have been just a little to stiff for the vroomster **) and a set of soon to be fitted Eibach springs.

I am back in Germany working at the moment, but will fitting the RARB on Friday when I get back and will get photo's up asap.

Awesome had 20% off all neuspeed items this weekend which brought the RARB down into whiteline pricing territory. So let's see how it fit's and performs.

More details to follow

**Vroomster is copyright of Decron Roomster Improvement Program

The Neuspeed one looks a much better piece of kit thatn the whiteline, but they are not cheap to start with!

The Neuspeed one looks a much better piece of kit thatn the whiteline, but they are not cheap to start with!

I know mate, I was trawling around for a used eibach or neuspeed and then read the post about 20% off this weekend which made the neuspeed more palatable.

Having had loads of neuspeed bits on the old vRS and on first impressions on cracking the box open it really is a quality peice of kit.

I may just stick it on the mantlepeice and chuck the mrs's arty bit's out

Do you know , they really ARE that nice to look at

Shame they have to be hidden though

But hey Tony

Enjoy Germany (I think that is what you said?)

I am sure it will be the first job when you get home , to fit the Rear ARB

Take care , yes well done on some cracking bargains there

Sarah

Do you know , they really ARE that nice to look at

Shame they have to be hidden though

But hey Tony

Enjoy Germany (I think that is what you said?)

I am sure it will be the first job when you get home , to fit the Rear ARB

Take care , yes well done on some cracking bargains there

Sarah

Good bargains, but I only got round to telling the wife today .......... I really can not stress how much poop I am in when I get back on Friday from Germany. She even told me to get the train back from the airport as she won't collect me ...... yikes.

I noticed the same. A lowering kit is nice, but a car handles so much better with added shock absorbers.

What .... you need EXTRA shock absorbers ..... were do they mount then

What .... you need EXTRA shock absorbers ..... were do they mount then

Just under the wallet...

Just under the wallet...

Sad .... but true It's done after this, well maybe after investigating options for buying FSD's seperately, but that will have to wait until next year

Ooops

Sorry Tony , have we got you in to trouble?

Sarah

Well ......

Thanks to Andy and Sarah at Awesome for the mahoosive discount at the detailed show this weekend. I am now the proud owner of a Neuspeed 25mm adjustable RARB (the 28mm may have been just a little to stiff for the vroomster **) and a set of soon to be fitted Eibach springs.

I am back in Germany working at the moment, but will fitting the RARB on Friday when I get back and will get photo's up asap.

Awesome had 20% off all neuspeed items this weekend which brought the RARB down into whiteline pricing territory. So let's see how it fit's and performs.

More details to follow

**Vroomster is copyright of Decron Roomster Improvement Program

Bugger - could have saved me some money for new tyres:O

I'm quite interested in how the Roomster is going to handle. For an MPV it's definitely not half-bad, but it's still a rather high car to begin with.

Well, it handles magnificently now.

I fitted the Neuspeed ARB tonight, and once I packed up and took some photo's I went roundabout surfing around the local area here (plenty of newly shellgripped islands and not much traffic)

With the neuspeed on medium body roll was minimal, in fact it cornered as flat as witches boobie. Fit is good and it took 45 minutes to do the job.

Tomorrow, I am going to move it to the hard setting just for a play, but I reckon that with this on medium and the springs fitted it will be nigh on perfect and is starting to become a little bit of a sleeper

If your going to put it on stiffest setting,just make sure it's not wet.

If your going to put it on stiffest setting,just make sure it's not wet.

Good point I did that on the Octy and it became a bit of a handfull at time's so it went back to medium. I think I will save my time, leave it on medium and wait for Sarah to tell me the boingy bit's are here

This looks a really neat solution, and the quality of the bar and links look like the best fit for a Rooscout. Any chance of some close up shots of the four mounting points please?

This looks a really neat solution, and the quality of the bar and links look like the best fit for a Rooscout. Any chance of some close up shots of the four mounting points please?

If your ok with shots from a mobile phone mate, I will take some and post them up

This looks a really neat solution, and the quality of the bar and links look like the best fit for a Rooscout. Any chance of some close up shots of the four mounting points please?

Those rose jointed drop links look top notch; far better than whiteline's.

The Suspension is being done on the 22nd as well folks, so it will be almost a complete Vroomster by then. Pics as promised coming later.

it will be almost a complete Vroomster by then.

What else you got planned then Fluff?