Urgent HELP pls with arb!!!!

[dan1973]

Hi guy's ive recently bought an a3 tdi on a 99 plate. The said car when i got it had more knocks and rattles than an old cart. I dont do rattles as most of us dont so i set to work ive elimanated alot but i have one i cant get rid of. The car has a knock sometimes when turning into a bend. I changed the arb bushes and the drop links as the bushes where well and truley knackered. I no the knock is down to the arb somewhere along the line because as a temporary measure a mile down the road i went down a bumpr road without the drop links on and it was quite as a dye so put the new droplinks on and its come back. Now the car does have coilovers on and is lowered but only an inch around 35mm over standard. I told you thi as i notice some mention diferent links if lowered does this aply to me then. Thanks guys.:icon_thumright:

 

[HTC]

If you have the early ARB which loops over the driveshafts then it's hitting one of them. Take a look at the shafts and the thicker one will have a line around it in a position that corresponds to the ARB.

My car is lowered less than yours and still hits. I fitted slightly longer droplinks which I had made at an engineering shop. Or you can fit an aftermarket ARB with bigger hoops.

Or remove the ARB altogether and enjoy more neutral handling.

 

[dan1973]

Thankyou very much for your help. So it's not dangerous to remove it then??

 

[DPM]

If your standard ARB is rubbing on the driveshaft, the best option is the Whiteline bar.

Damian @ DPM Performance

 

[HTC]

Depends on your driving style. Some people like a car to understeer, other prefer a more neutral setting. Audi set them up with an overtly hard front ARB in my opinion. You can try it and see how you like the feel (on a private road away from other people of course).