wrighty_1989
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I've heard from a few different people that by removing the front arb it makes corsa's handle better and reduces understeer, however whiteline do an uprated front arb, so if the above statement was correct wouldnt this cause more understeer? What are peoples experciences of removing the front arb and is it recommended or not? Any help would be great 
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Nic Barnes
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more often than not removing it with a 2.0 in helps a lot.
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Corsa_Sport21
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I had mine removed on my XE corsa,cant say i noticed a difference.
Was to tight to buy the block things.
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wrighty_1989
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
more often than not removing it with a 2.0 in helps a lot.
Thats great, if i were to do it, it would be on a 2.0 with coilovers and whiteline rear arb, but wouldnt it make it roll around corners more?
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Mike
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I was quite surprised with the difference on my Corsa when I took it off.
Turns in a lot better although it has made mine slightly twitchy.
For example I drove Castle Combe twice last year, the first I had a Whiteline rear and standard front, it was perfectly neutral, no understeer, no oversteer. The second time the only difference was the front arb was off, I had 2 sideways moments when pushing it but was able to keep more speed through the corners.
Probably isn't ideal for a road car but I know it well enough to know it's road limits, just like to experiment on track 
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AlexW
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Il tell you why, and i noticed the difference too.
Basically because the ARB wants to keep both wheels in contact with the ground, and most rear ends arnt tight enough to stop the bodyroll. Lowered suspension causes the inside wheel to lift usually.
The above then causes lose of drive to that wheel as it lifts, then understeers.
On a corsa, tight rear suspension would help it massively.
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wrighty_1989
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a wealth of knowledge as usual cheers guys
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smcGSI16V
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quote:
Originally posted by AW06
On a corsa, tight rear suspension would help it massively.
that works for me. I have great turn in due to a solid rear end and a softer front compared to it. altho cocking wheels in the wet does tend to lead to spinning moments.
[Edited on 27-01-2010 by smcGSI16V]
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AlexW
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^ That is indeed true, its getting it perfect so it dont spin and it dont understeer (well its FWD so it will understeer) will be very hard.
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