ESP!!!

Is it possible? I've heard that ASP (Edit: ESP!! dohh!!)won't work if the cars lowered, is this true? the suspension will be stiffer so it will affect it in a way....

whilst on the subject would an rear ARB affect it?

If this has been asked before, please point me in the right direction (as i can't seem to find owt)

Dunno if it has been asked before - but here's my opinion

ASP just tries to cut engine power/torque to allow the front tyres to regain traction when it looses it. Lowering the car won't change that principle.

As for changes to grip etc - guessing you're going for Eibachs - the Koni FSD dampers I have combined with the Eibachs I found work better than the Eibach dampers I had on before. The damping is superiour.

That said - no problems really, it will change the way the car handles and you'll have to get used to it, but it is good IMHO.

The Jabbasport rear ARB makes a massive difference in the handling of the car, it really changes the understeer/oversteer a fair bit so you'd want to be aware of that. However it again does not impact on the ASR as such.

I've got ESP on mine, which does a lot more to 'keep the car in check' - and it seems to behave just fine even with the suspension changes I've got on mine.

Sorry, I meant ESP not ASP.

so you have both lowered and have an ARB on yours and it hasn't affected it at all? - have u tested it out?

I might have hehe

It is absolutely fine. It is more 'scary' if you require the ESP as the back likes to step out a bit if you lift off, but it will grab it back just nicely.

However - ESP wise - IF you get this done, make sure you get the 4WA done AND get the ESP reset to relearn the mid-position. Apparently it involves driving the car at certain speeds etc, but I got mine done by APS recently to make sure it was done by the book

I'd certainly do that with a local specialist familiar with the requirements of the ESP system.

Generally though, as long as the Eibachs are fitted properly it shouldnt cause much of a problem with the alignment, it's worth spending a little money on it though to avoid excessive tyre wear

esp isn't affected by the stiffness of the suspension.... it's operation is based on the indivual speed of each wheel and the abs system

Indeed - however the midpoint of the ESP system needs to be reset if you do a 4WA, I only found this out after I had done my 4WA (first time). No idea how bad it is if it gets out of step

:iagree: yes indeed, the steering angle sensor plays a huge part too

4WA

4 wheel assist?

4 wheel alignment

This is something I whacked out of google, I'm sure there are better ones out there but perhaps it helps

The Basics of Four Wheel Alignment Service

Lowering my car made no difference to the ESP.

Are you doing springs or springs and shocks?

I'm not sure yet, up untill now I've always believed I couldn't do it..

It will most likely be springs, it's all i can afford at the mo.. I'm just reading through all the threads for advice on whether to go rear ARB or springs. It will only be getting lowered a little as i still need a dignified ride height.

Rear ARB.

Don't think about it, get on one of the group buys!