Limeymk1 wrote:I have a 19mm rear ARB on my Mk1 and it's chuffin brilliant.
I'd keep the front ARB stock, it's plenty thick enough I reckon.
Totally agree, it feels like the perfect setup.
Mk1 B ARB
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Re: Mk1 B ARB
Totally agree, it feels like the perfect setup.
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Thanks for the tip, gents.
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Whiteline BTR64Z 18 mm rear ARB arrived today from Camskill. 
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Finn wrote:Whiteline BTR64Z 18 mm rear ARB arrived today from Camskill.
I have one of those on mine Finn
Very good upgrade
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nice one Finn.Finn wrote:Whiteline BTR64Z 18 mm rear ARB arrived today from Camskill.
I am sooo tempted to get those whitelines too. did they come with arb bushes too?
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stenky wrote:nice one Finn.Finn wrote:Whiteline BTR64Z 18 mm rear ARB arrived today from Camskill.
Yes mine came with yellow poly bushes
& a sachet of grease StenkyHave not replaced the front bar, the original is probably adequate
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I haven't opened the package yet but there seem to be parts included.
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OK, here's small update:
The Whiteline rear ARB is installed and we used the softer setting.
My car has adjustable Konis and-30 mm springs and each and every bushing, link, joint etc. has been changed in the suspension. Tyres are Hankook 195/50-15 and alignment follows TRD setup. The car is now twitchy and borderline unstable at highway speeds. I mean it reacts like a lightning and I almost drove off the road yesterday when changing lines to pass a car.
In town and curvy road this twitchyness gets masked because of slower speed or curves but now I need to be fully awake every second on the road so that it doesn't leap on the other lane. 
Should I revert back to std alignment specs or soften rear shocks or something else to cure the excessive twitchyness or just get used to it?
The Whiteline rear ARB is installed and we used the softer setting.
My car has adjustable Konis and
-30 mm springs and each and every bushing, link, joint etc. has been changed in the suspension. Tyres are Hankook 195/50-15 and alignment follows TRD setup. The car is now twitchy and borderline unstable at highway speeds. I mean it reacts like a lightning and I almost drove off the road yesterday when changing lines to pass a car.In town and curvy road this twitchyness gets masked because of slower speed or curves but now I need to be fully awake every second on the road so that it doesn't leap on the other lane.
Should I revert back to std alignment specs or soften rear shocks or something else to cure the excessive twitchyness or just get used to it?
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It sounds more like an alignment issue - I had one that acted very twitchy which turned out to have too little rear toe-in
- I had one that acted very twitchy which turned out to have too little rear toe-inRe: Mk1 B ARB
make sure your front arb mounting points are solid and not rotten/broken. give them a good thud up, and lever the arb away from the chasis see if it seperates, you wont see it just by looking. and they do rust through/break. alignment or repleneshing all bushes does not cure it. it gives sporadic handling issues
give them a good thud up, and lever the arb away from the chasis see if it seperates, you wont see it just by looking. and they do rust through/break. alignment or repleneshing all bushes does not cure it. it gives sporadic handling issuesRe: Mk1 B ARB
Mounting points up front were intact so it probably is just an alignment issue and will need some re-thinking.