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Handling 101: Reduce Body Roll - ARB or shocks first?
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<blockquote data-quote="ALBundy" data-source="post: 650054" data-attributes="member: 15"><p>To improve the handling of the car, the best mod to do is to change the ARB.</p><p></p><p> Changing to aftermarket absorbers will only firm up the ride, and will not reduce body roll. Replacing the springs (usually lowering it with eibach or H&R), will lower the car and the center of gravity which gives you a feeling of lesser body roll but neither these two mods will help as much as replacing the ori ARB.</p><p></p><p>Thicker/Stronger ARB will restrict the up/down movement of your wheels and also the camber change while cornering. All our cars come with negative camber, as you corner the negative camber will decrease. If the ARB is soft the camber change will happen easily (at a lower speed) and before it reaches 0 camber the tires would be screeching. That's why most <strong><u>stock cars </u></strong>are set to have a softer ARB setting at the front to have an "under steering" tendency as it is easier to bring the vehicle back into control, compared to over steer. With the ARB installed, you can feel the car can corner a lot flatter without losing much grip. It will take a lot more speed before the tire start to screech <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I have had H&R on mine for 3.5 years and they work beautifully except the bushes which disintegrated within 1 year. Best is the original BMW Bushes, just some minor drilling will do. H&R ARB is not made from Aluminium but high tensile strength steel pelted with metal bearings. Its quite heavy compared to the original BMW ARB.</p><p></p><p>Go for it and your car will never drive the same again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ALBundy, post: 650054, member: 15"] To improve the handling of the car, the best mod to do is to change the ARB. Changing to aftermarket absorbers will only firm up the ride, and will not reduce body roll. Replacing the springs (usually lowering it with eibach or H&R), will lower the car and the center of gravity which gives you a feeling of lesser body roll but neither these two mods will help as much as replacing the ori ARB. Thicker/Stronger ARB will restrict the up/down movement of your wheels and also the camber change while cornering. All our cars come with negative camber, as you corner the negative camber will decrease. If the ARB is soft the camber change will happen easily (at a lower speed) and before it reaches 0 camber the tires would be screeching. That's why most [B][U]stock cars [/U][/B]are set to have a softer ARB setting at the front to have an "under steering" tendency as it is easier to bring the vehicle back into control, compared to over steer. With the ARB installed, you can feel the car can corner a lot flatter without losing much grip. It will take a lot more speed before the tire start to screech :) I have had H&R on mine for 3.5 years and they work beautifully except the bushes which disintegrated within 1 year. Best is the original BMW Bushes, just some minor drilling will do. H&R ARB is not made from Aluminium but high tensile strength steel pelted with metal bearings. Its quite heavy compared to the original BMW ARB. Go for it and your car will never drive the same again :) Cheers [/QUOTE]
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