MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: JackG on October 22, 2011, 10:04:12 am

Title: Why only rear
Post by: JackG on October 22, 2011, 10:04:12 am

Guys why do pepole only fit the rear anti roll bars? The front looks a pain to fit but surly they will handle better with front and rear? I was pondering with WALK and front+rear ARB (eibach) but not sure now  :scared:
Jack

Title: Re: Why only rear
Post by: sub39h on October 22, 2011, 03:26:11 pm

stiffer front ARB alone will increase understeer and make the car corner flatter. stiffer rear ARB will decrease understeer and make the car corner flatter. both together you won't change the handling characteristics, but it will corner flatter hence giving you an advantage.

HOWEVER the Golf's main problem is with understeer, so a rear ARB on it's own is a better value-for-money mod as it will improve the handling better than fitting a front ARB on it's own, and as you said it doesn't require you to drop the front subframe to fit/take off come sale time.

i'm only going to get a rear ARB and WALK. haven't decided what ARB yet.