Age old question, to ARB or not To ARB on XE, that is the question?

[bazil]

Thanks to all who helped in the EPAS thread, now my next question.

Front and rear ARB's on a XE nova,

Opinions please?

Usual usage will be A and B roads with occasional track use, defo not a track bias car.
I have never driven or been in a XE nova so I need your input please guys.

[Southie]

IMO try one, if you like it the keep it, if not take it off ;)

[Benn]

As above, try it and see.

[bazil]

Am I right in saying I need lowering blocks to fit one?

[Benn]

Thought that was let ....

[Edd]

Dangerous without IMO

My XE was awful without

[bazil]

Thought that was let ....

No idea mate, it's all new to me, :)

[Edd]

Blocks on XE as well, I did anyway

[Mieran]

Don't run one, its a crap design and fitting with bodge lowering blocks makes its even worse.

Poly bush the wishbone and tie bar bracket though

[mk1nova_rich]

Polybush the front end and fit decent suspension and you won't need one

[paul james]

Having seen how much a rear beam can flex without an anti-roll bar in it, I wouldn't want to run a Nova without one. Lets face it if your nova has a 2.0 engine in it, then its going to be driven hard and have a lot more forces put through it than the 1.0/1.2 base spec models which didn't have anti-roll bars.

[Benn]

Paul he's on about front arb.

[paul james]

Paul he's on about front arb.

Actually he asked about both:


Thanks to all who helped in the EPAS thread, now my next question.

Front and rear ARB's on a XE nova,

Opinions please?

[Stuart]

Rear yes, front no (unless you love rubbing rats on your penis, or have a total redesign of the setup to actually sodding well work)

[bazil]

Cool :)

Tie bars? Would gsi ones make any difference?

I've decided not to strengthen the bottom arms, if prefer them to bend if I hit a kerb rather than not bend and transfer the energy onto the mounting points and probably bend them,

[jimbob-mcgrew]

Tie bars? Would gsi ones make any difference?

there from 16 to 20mm I think bazil - curious to what people say myself

[bazil]

The shell is a 1.2 so has the thin ones, I do have the ARB and tie bar setup on my silver GSI that I could borrow

[Stuart]

Tbh it's marginal.

[mowgli]

bazil, try it & choose for yourself.... don't go off someone elses opinion

[Benn]

Actually he asked about both:

Sorry, didn't see he said about rear.

[Pistol Pete]

I asked this question a while back....with a similar thread title IIRC lol

I tried fitting it to test it, but it fouled badly on my exhaust manifold. I mocked up some blocks to see if that would sort it....nope!

Needless to say i am not running with one! I am however running the thicker tie bars with every bush possible replaced with poly ones. (not flo-flex) lol

[Hobbit]

I run the larger tie bars, full poly bushes, correct poundage springs and decent shocks. I do like how mine handles but I would also like to try an arb to see for myself.

[Mieran]

More people need to add secondary rear arb, it transforms the handling

[bazil]

Had that in my silver one, probably use that rear axle away

So poly bush the front and no ARB I feel

[GRUNT 16V]

I ran with a rear arb with 3 bushes I also ran a front arb for about 15 mins tops

[bazil]

15 mins lol

[Mieran]

I ran with a rear arb with 3 bushes I also ran a front arb for about 15 mins tops
Did you roll? lol

[blue_peg_16v]

I've tried both and don't run one now removed it as it folled on the Sbd fanimold and I've never wanted it back since