V300 Aristo Rear Ars Fix

d4v1d sm4rt · September 16, 2005

Hi All

can anyone share any knowledge on the way to stop the high speed wander and rear inner edge tyre wear on my car. I can see there is a replacement Toms bar and have heard talk of an electronic box that takes the rack out of service. Does anyone know exactly what happens to make this happen as it seems to be a common problem. The rack "seems" fine mechanically but how do you actually test it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

David the glass doctor (1st post)

jdmparts_guru · September 17, 2005

Yes, you are correct. The Aristo has ARS, and will try to compensate fast cornering by adjusting the rear wheels electronically. This is often seen as undesired and will cause more wear.

Toms ARS cancellor is the only solution i have seen that overcomes this.

d4v1d sm4rt · September 17, 2005

ok, thanks for that. Do you know where I can get one? Is there any information on how the ARS works anywhere, like how the steering wheel sensor interacts with the ARS ECU and where the ARS ECU is situated. Do we know anyone who has fitted one?

jdmparts_guru · September 17, 2005

to what i know is that the ARS cancellor is a brace that prevents the rear from moving. No electronics.

yoshi · October 3, 2005

I've fitted the ARS remover. There is an electronic adaptor which fits in the socket for the ARS electronics in addition to the straight thru bar.

d4v1d sm4rt · October 3, 2005

ok thanks for that, where did you get it from?

eXOBeX · October 4, 2005

Does Aido have an Aristo? He does seem to show off his ARS a lot at LOC meetings!

aido · August 10, 2006

Does Aido have an Aristo? He does seem to show off his ARS a lot at LOC meetings!

I've only just seen this mate, made me laugh :D

Whilst I'm here bouncing an old topic may as well ask a relevant question - was discussing the ARS in the pub with some lads up here who are from a car background and they reckon the ARS would only be for parking and is only active at low speeds, but from seeing one of the posts above it's more for higher speeds.

Is there a definitive desription of the ARS system anywhere that you guys know about, I'm struggling to really find much on Google apart from Gran Turismo car listings when I search for the V300!

Thanks in advance

skeet94 · August 10, 2006

IIRC The ARS only works at low speeds I think below 30mph. Anything over and it is deactivated. It's mostly for taking turns into roads/junctions at low speeds as far as I know. I'm sure someone will correct me though if I'm wrong.

gazwalker · August 12, 2006

You'd think a car with 4WS wouldn't have the turning circle of a football pitch then :D

skeet94 · August 13, 2006

LOL @ Gaz - I've actually had a lot of luck with ARS on roundabouts at high speeds, where you can feel the back end just "slide-in" nicely. Although it does tend to break and a replacement is VERY expensive, so it's best to disable.