Just been down to Jabba to get my ARB fitted from last years GB! I must be the last....

Not done much cornering on the way home as it was mostly motorway but I did manage to give it some round a roundabout and although it was a bit greasy, I would say it held it's line a little better and after pushing hard to break traction, the back end even stepped out very marginally with some lift of the throttle! Not sudden but very gently in a controllable way!

Just need to wait for better weather to give it a better test along my fave test route!

How is everyone else finding thiers now that you have had it on for a while now?

Loving mine. Forget better weather, find a large wet greasy roundabout, throw it in hard, and back off. Turn the asr off tho, or you wont get it back

Loving mine. Forget better weather, find a large wet greasy roundabout, throw it in hard, and back off. Turn the asr off tho, or you wont get it back

I thought ASR was suppose to help you get it back?

Everyone now marvel at the ARB, and join the grop buy... Please.

Can someone take a picture and show me their ARBs and how they actually improve handling? Takin' the name, I would think they allow minimum roll of the car on a corner, but how does it do it?

Can someone take a picture and show me their ARBs and how they actually improve handling? Takin' the name, I would think they allow minimum roll of the car on a corner, but how does it do it?

Try this Mil http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question432.htm not great, but a brief overview

Mil do a search in the fabia section jasons posted something as have a few others

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/briskoda-partners-promotions/45094-fabia-rear-arb-gb.html

Thank you guys.

Chowy - the asr merely stops your front wheels from spinning, enabling you, in theory, to not understeer. But to regain control from a tailslide, you need power to the front wheels. If asr detects spin, it stops the power, hence you spin right round - like a record baby - right round.

Chowy - the asr merely stops your front wheels from spinning, enabling you, in theory, to not understeer. But to regain control from a tailslide, you need power to the front wheels. If asr detects spin, it stops the power, hence you spin right round - like a record baby - right round.

I thought ASR, as you, was JUST to spin wheel spin...I don't think it would help with understeer as it doesn't apportion more power to non spinning wheel....like ESP.

I think.....cars understeer due to them being too stiff at the front compared to the rear......this is designed in as the vast majority of people can deal with understeer compated to oversteer.

To get oversteer, apart from having RWD and power to push the rear out, it has to be stiffer than the front...the ARB will do this in part and reduced body roll.

This is just my understanding, which may be wrong in detail. :ne_nau:

To get oversteer' date=' apart from having RWD and power to push the rear out, it has to be stiffer than the front...the ARB will do this in part and reduced body roll.

This is just my understanding, which may be wrong in detail. :ne_nau:[/quote']

I think it's the otherway round Adrian

Stiffen the rear to reduce understeer / increase oversteer

Stiffen the front to increase understeer / reduce oversteer

Opposite applies too -

Soften the front to reduce understeer / increase oversteer

Soften the rear to increase understeer / reduce oversteer

I learned this from Gran Turismo!

I think it's the otherway round Adrian

Stiffen the rear to reduce understeer / increase oversteer

Stiffen the front to increase understeer / reduce oversteer

Opposite applies too -

Soften the front to reduce understeer / increase oversteer

Soften the rear to increase understeer / reduce oversteer

I learned this from Gran Turismo!

This is also my understanding.

Plus, the Furb has a very heavy unit up front which will contribute to understeer!

I thought ASR' date=' as you, was JUST to spin wheel spin...I don't think it would help with understeer as it doesn't apportion more power to non spinning wheel....like ESP.

I think.....cars understeer due to them being too stiff at the front compared to the rear......this is designed in as the vast majority of people can deal with understeer compated to oversteer.

To get oversteer, apart from having RWD and power to push the rear out, it has to be stiffer than the front...the ARB will do this in part and reduced body roll.

This is just my understanding, which may be wrong in detail. :ne_nau:[/quote']

Sorry, i was a bit vague. Power understeer, ie, wheels spin due to loss of traction, increasing understeer.