Suspension: Rear ARB?

For what reason do you want to fit a rear anti-roll bar. It would help with any under steer issues but my A2 will only under steer in the wet, and even then I have push it pritty hard. It would be interesting to see if the car would lift a wheel in corners. But how would that effect the handling in high speed corners with the ESP thats the question?
 
because it doesn't breathe with the road as well as I'd like. Would it help? Maybe. If it would mean that the back moves earlier, I would also have no issue with that (mainly because of the extremely slippery surfaces I spend half the year on). If it would be more neutral as a result - even better.

Bret
 
bretti_kivi said:
If it would be more neutral as a result - even better.

Bret
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Give it a go Bret!

And also let us poor overregulated Germans (TÜV) know about the improvements. Sure the A2 will behave more neutrally in fast driven corners.

Unlike mytA2, many A2 folks find that evident understeering of any stock A2 quite distracting. :mad:

Remind: The A2 engine's center of gravity is situated in front of the front axle! :(



Koni FSD or Bilstein B6 shocks already make fast cornering considerably more controlled (and thus safer). Because of the superior road contact ESP activates later now.

P.S. You can also reduce understeering by increasing the rebound damping force of the rear shocks. Koni "yellow adjustable" sport shocks will allow such mods, but this should be done carefully (50% rebound maximum in case of the A2 because of the superlight rear). However a rear ARB will further minimise body roll...
 
i think I will talk to them first and see if they have tried this. I doubt it very much. konis are not yet fitted, I am still on default suspension; Bilstein B6s are planned, and this would be a great mod to go along with 195/45R16s for next spring.

Andere alternativ wäre natürlich angepassten Konis, aber...

Bret
 
I cannot see what difference a rear arb will make to the A2. Don't forget, although the car has individual rear springs and dampers, they are linked by the dead beam rear axel, which is effectively a huge arb!

As one side at the rear compresses, the other will also compress as the axel dictates the position of both wheels.

I'd say that it would be a total waste of cash - sorry to be negative, but that's my two penneth worth!

Cheers

Mike
 
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