What are the options wilst running front/rear link bars

Cheers S

 

front i have either s1 or the rs16i to try

rear i was looking at maybe using the rally design anti roll bar kit but heard its not up to much

will look into going for bladed jobbies when money allows

 

I got bladed front and rear if your interested coudlnt tell you what make though
all come from scholes race car with my link bars
was gonna use on mine but wheel well in the way and the 1600i cross memeber only has 1 bolt this uses 2
might just stick to 1600i setup then
cheers fella

 

schloes was the one that told me about the rally design kit which he had on the rear of his

i still have the wheel well so thats that one out

any pics of the front set up? what corner plates did he use? 16i or s1? or something totally different?

 

Looks like homemade mate

 

any pics of the rear setup mate

 

I can get you a pic when i get home mate
same as the 1 above but obvoulsy just the anti rollbar with the links which attach to the strut oh and its wider

 

if you can mate
cheers

 

The best rollbar setup is the RS16i due to weight and design.

I have seen many custom made rollbar setups over the years and to date have not seen one that is as good as factory items.

The picture of the rollbar above is dangerous.! I wouldnt want that anywhere near my car.

 

You sure you dont want um jano to tune your suspention to the next level ? LOL
i was never keen or ever gonna use those corner plates look to thin but worked well so i was told
looks like the tried and tested 1600i set up with comp struts no roll bar at rear
not sure what blade's you mean gus but i enquired about some when i thought it might of been possible to fit some to my car Ł820 each
here's the back 1 and the link bars i got

 

any chance you can mesure the width of the front and rear antirollbars ?
might have a use for one of them

 

front is 86mm aprox rear is 118mm aprox you would have to tell where to and from to measure to get exact mate
itll be tommrow now though

 

can you explain why? just so i dont do it wrong when mine is done

 

The coner plates look like they are made from cornflake cardboard box.
No support in the middle between the two corners.
The way the blades have been welded to the roll bar dont look strong enough to last over time.
The welded plate on to the tie bars that support the drop links dont look great either.

This is all without seeing it in person, dont know what else you would spot if it was?

The princible is perfect as you know, however the only reason i see for using this setup would be to keep a S2 gearbox with the cradle?

If it was me id re-make it with some better design.

Or just switch to an RS16i setup.
I havent seen one better to date, in all the years that us lot combined have been messing with these cars i still havent seen anyone come up with anything better?

Yes the TT Rollbar is great and would be the best fit for a S2 setup with craddle but as we all know they are hard to find and hold value. Id still rather a Mk3 setup for the gearbox mounting, so still not better than the RS16i.

 

if you can mesure across the roll bar and across the blades just so i can see witch one would be a better fit in the space ive got
cheers

 

cheers dude

gives an idea of where improvements need to be made

from what i see of scholes on track it was working for him tho

 

You got any pics of shcoles car i only ever seen it when it was being broke looked a seroius peice of kit
car sat next to it looked even better
yea used with gearbox cradle so i seen

 

Roll bar F/R 25mm blade F/R 35mm-15mm

 

Using an S2 rear ARB on mine but with alloy block mounts and ball jointed droplinks to the rear wishbones. Seems to work but i havent tried anything else!
Front is RS1600i with MEF tension struts. As Jano says its the best...

 

Sounds nice you got any pics
i was hopeing to run rear antirollbar then i would have the choice at a later date to run with or without
my cabbie hasnt got 1 and that seems to handle good for spec
but i cant see a way with link bars and a wheel well
apart from similiar to standard setup

 

No decent pics mate im afraid, but it just involved getting a couple of alloy blocks the right size, cutting them in half and then drilling a 16mm hole through the two halves obv. (with the joint in the middle).
Philloy did them for me.
Also had to fab brackets onto the rear crossmember to mount the blocks. Then the end of the ARB has the standard mounts ground off and a hole drilled instead for the droplink. Droplinks are the same length as standard shackles- i found them on ebay!
Then i just modded the shackle brackets on the wishbones to accept the droplink.
I did it after being in contact with the guy from southampton who recently used to race that white (and later red) S1. He had a very beefy rear ARB on the white car that was custom made but was the same shape as the standard item. All i would have to do to fit a bigger one is have it made to same dimensions as a standard S2 one but thicker, then drill the holes out in the alloy blocks to suit the new diamater bar...

 

graham roberts? think x-sport looked after his car

nigel b has one proper rear anti roll bar set up, not seen what he has up front

o er

 

cus is a mef front arb set up much better than a ford s1 arb as ive been offered a complete set up for 150 and adjustable tca's to match for 50

 

to be honest mate my car is not running so dont know

i have a s1 and 16i cross member (corner plates) so will try both with the mef comp struts

will probably get bladed roll bars at some point

 

ok well i might just get it as the missus needs a roll bar anyway so will just stick mine on hers

 

MEF only done the tca's & compression struts on the front setup as far as i know
which ant alot but am learning lol

 

ok mate all the guy said is its a mef front set up..... complete with adjustable tca's for 200