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ARB question....
« on: December 12, 2011, 10:16:24 pm »
For those of you with just a rear anti-roll bar and WALK fitted to your car what setting have you got the bar set at? soft - medium - hard? Is the soft closest to factory stiffness?

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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2011, 10:20:51 pm »
I have WALK and both front & rear H&R arbs, my rear bar is only 2 way adjustable though and on its softest setting is still stiffer than the stock bar, i have it set to hard as i like the way it drives in conjunction with the front bar set to soft  :happy2:


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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2011, 11:56:12 pm »
Dave mine is on the middle setting on my autotech rear bar. Handles well and seems relatively neutral compared with the nose heavy nature of a totally stock car.

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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2011, 12:04:24 am »
Thanks Beddie, gonna run it with just the rear and WALK for the minute and see how it feels  :happy2:

Dave mine is on the middle setting on my autotech rear bar. Handles well and seems relatively neutral compared with the nose heavy nature of a totally stock car.

Thanks Rich.... got an autotech bar waiting to go on once the WALK turns up  :driver: from what i've read on here it gets rid of most of the understeer which is what i'm after  :wink:

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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2011, 08:16:52 am »
Where have you ordered the walk from? I ordered 1 from awesome 3 weeks ago and I'm still waiting lol
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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2011, 08:31:07 am »
Try balance motorsport

Just bear in mind if a company doesn't have one in stock Whiteline are based in Australia!
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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2011, 09:28:32 pm »
yeah ive tried ringing round all over mate, all saying same time cheers though
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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2011, 09:34:38 pm »
Mine's the autotech ARB, like it very much even on the softest setting, feels better than stock.
Also changes the feel of the car, thought the front tyres were flat at first  :scared:

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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2011, 09:36:42 pm »
David got his from me but yes, they are out of stock. Due in in the next week or so :ashamed:

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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2011, 09:48:29 pm »
yeah seems they're like gold dust at the min, gutted im not going to be able to fit everything at once though
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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2011, 09:57:26 pm »
On the plus side it doesn't take too long to fit the walk. When I get any news i will put it up.

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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2011, 10:09:44 pm »
cheers rob
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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2011, 12:30:57 am »
Yeah waiting on my WALK from Rob as i ordered it with my autotech RARB but unfortunately it wasn't in stock as he thought so a little bit of a delay, just means waiting an extra week to get it fitted as i don't wanna have allignment done twice  :signLOL:

Getting ECS subframe bolts/spacers fitted too as a few bolts were 1/4 turn loose and hoping it'll cure some of my knocking noise  :popcornsoda:

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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2011, 12:38:27 am »
do you need an alignment after fitting an ARB too? hmm best wait until i get the WALK fitted then and do it in one go
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Re: ARB question....
« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2011, 12:46:34 am »
do you need an alignment after fitting an ARB too? hmm best wait until i get the WALK fitted then and do it in one go

Not 100% sure mate but thought i'd wait to get it all done in one hit just in case as allignment aint cheap and combine labour costs too  :xmassmiley:

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