Aeruttle 54 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 After buying my arbs with the car from the factory in 2016 I have recently decided to fit them. Im now mid installation and at the point of having to cut the nose cone to miss the brackets and have read some bad press on the Westfield welded front arb like mine. Has anyone any experience with these? Reviews required... I don’t want to cut the body if they are going to be detrimental to handling. al 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jenko 117 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Im not sure they would be detrimental as long as they are set up correctly. Companies like Plays cool do ARBs for half the price of the westifled ones, and they may be better judged in terms of stiffness....Honestly, if you have them and want ARB's, just fit them, the cut out in the body work is minimal, and in the future if you want remove them you would barely notice it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamR 2,381 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Road use? Leave em off. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aeruttle 54 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, AdamR said: Road use? Leave em off. Mainly road with 5 trackdays a year (with some competitive mates ha ha) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary 7,332 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 A (very small) number have had the bars fracture at the welds, but it is a tiny percentage, so while you might read about it, I wouldn’t worry unduly. However, many, myself included, have found their range of adjustment way too stiff for road use on the roads around here. (I switched to softer, one piece Playskool ARB’s, for that reason). I’d say it really depends what the roads you normally drive on are like, vs the number of trackdays you do, and how much of a real difference you think it will make on those TD’s! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rush Motorsport 2,690 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, AdamR said: Road use? Leave em off. Agreed, put them in the pile with 4 pots and carbon fibre vinyl wrap! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rush Motorsport 2,690 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said: I’d say it really depends what the roads you normally drive on are like, vs the number of trackdays you do, and how much of a real difference you think it will make on those TD’s! Doing more TDs will make you quicker than fitting ARBs 😄 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris King - Webmaster 4,703 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rush Motorsport said: Doing more TDs will make you quicker than fitting ARBs 😄 Unless you are me 😛 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Davemk1 495 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 I've found that an ARB really improves the handling both street and track. That said I had the same bar you have and found that it was too stiff even when set very soft. After a few years of use it broke in two and I replaced it with a new softer bar and it's very good. So...the take home message is that IMHO having a bar is a good thing but the bar you have isn't the best. dave 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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