jon.l Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 This thread has popped up over on MX5 nutz.... http://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=57397 Now I for one understand that though ARB's may be good to reduce roll to a degree, they also limit the independant suspension arms from working so..er independantly. Is this right, in not so many words? A friend of mine had a stiffer ARB, albeit on an FWD car but on a long sweeping bend the rear decided to overtake the front and he found himself buried in a fence! We suspect due to the outer rear wheel lifting as a result of the roll bar 'linking' them effectively. I also gather they aren't too good in the wet either, sure I read that on here somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 You should only upgrade the bars if the coils are a higher rate than stock. The coils act on the unsprung chassis and the bars on the sprung chassis. By replacing just the front bar the roll couple will be wrong and oversteer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.l Posted September 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 I presume that upgrading both at the same time, following (or along with?) upgrades to shocks/springs is the best idea then? I'd guess there is a trade off of having stiffer bars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 In an ideal world yes but if money is an issue do the suspension before the bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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