Hi everyone,

I pick up my Octavia vRS tomorrow and I needs an anti-roll bar. I was speaking to a mate of mine who owns a TT, and apparently a popular mod on those is to fit a Golf R32 anti-roll bar which reduces understeer a lot. I was wondering if this is also a popular Octavia vRS mod and if anyone has had it done? I presume if it fits a Golf and a TT, it would probably fit on an Octavia too? Because obviously if it's worth doing, now is the perfect opportunity!

Cheers for your help!

Chris

Yep, it fits without any problems. Youll need the bigger bushes to fit and possibly the brackets.

Something Im looking into fitting soon.

The part number from VW for the bar alone is 1J0 411 305 AF £67.42

Fitting the 23mm front bar will increase the cars tendency to under steer quite dramatically……

Have you any other chassis mods in place?

I assume you mean the rear anti roll bar?

I assume you mean the rear anti roll bar?

No, if you beef up the front ARB you will increase the level of understeer - the vRS has a tendency to do anyway due to it being fwd, but if you beef up the back end with one (Eibach, Whiteline or neuspeed) you will balance the car out and certainly reduce both body roll and under-steer.

R32 rear anti roll bar wont fit, different rear axle set up.

Have fitted quite a few front ones, but only after fitting a rear one such as a Neuspeed.

Just for refence, is the front easy to swap?

The R32 bar is easy to fit but did have to drop the sub frame and with a buy of work in it went. Just ordered a whiteline rear arb and cannt wait to get my hands on it. Should have done the back first but. I didn't.

Surf on

Thats what I was hoping to do, too.