Hi all,

Have built up the front of project trackshed with a mismatch of bits and have ended up with more castor than my front bumper can handle , bumper won't fit on.

What have I done ???? Anti roll bar bushes backwards ???? Wrong anti roll bar ????

1st guy will prob spot the issue when I post a few pics ....

 

i think you will have wrong anti roll bar iirc saff one are different


john

 

arb i would also think rob

 

you've probably used a 4x4 front roll bar if you have that much caster

 

How do you identify the different arbs?

 

Would a std 3dr 2.0gt arb be ok,about 1/2mm smaller if I remember correctly

 

Wow that's some serious castor, think there is something else going on there rather than just the ARB.
Rich

 

Is the nut on the end of the ARB done up FT?
It looks like the bush could be pulled up alot more.
Rich

 

That tca don't look right at all,,

I have my old arb in the garage if you want it

 

Rob can you take a photo from below looking up towards the sump with both TCA's and ARB in shot?
Rich

 

Looks that way rich but swung out of them and no more to get

 

Wouldn't be able to get car high enough for that I'd say, no 24mm lens here

 

what thickness is the arb rob?

 

Cheers Ronnie

Lets see if that's my issue,but I'd say to us spot on....was harder than normal to. Get arm bolted in

 

Months since I measured it but 24mm rings a bell

 

That makes me think something's up mate, not the best photo but you can just see the end of my ARB and bush in shot and it's flush:

Rich

 

Rich

Bushs Looks better but same amout of thread on both bolts , yours and mine...

 

Ye you're right something must be up to be pushing the bush out of shape.
Rich

 

Here's how it looked before it was bolted to the car but the ARB was done up tight to the TCA's.
Does anything on yours look wildly out to this?

Rich

 

Rich that bumper bracket looks a bit crusty

 

Wonder if the arb could be upside down, will measure to check if its a 4x4 one tho,Tony's normally spot on....what's the different sizes tony....

 

That will be addressed in the new year as i'm having 9" wide wheels on the front so i'm going to do that mod where you space the arch out.
Wish they still made that bracket brand new though looks like i'll have to get a new one fabed up.
That is the only rusty bit on the car thou
Rich

 

Wicked mate... 9" wide wheels will look brilliant

 

special k is good at making them mate

 

That's a 4x4 roll bar mate, ya need the saff or 3dr roll bar ,personally I'd go with a saff 1 , and double check you've got 2wd lower arms as well ,

If you wire brush the top or bottom of the roll bar near the end ( I think it's on the drivers side ) you'll find a number stamped into the bar starting with a "h"

But I'm 100% sure it's a 4x4 bar
3dr roll bar was a h13 and a saff roll bar was h14

 

i have 4x4 roll bar and arms on my 4x4 converted 3 door and it all works tho my front wheels are slightly further forward than they normally would be

 

Will check for the markings

 

Rich just cut the bracket off and make a smaller mount :0)

 

Ronnie,
Is it a saff bar you have and have you arms as well, how could we post them...awkward ??

 

Yes rob it is a saph 2wd bar. No arms though I'm afraid. Could just wrap it and courier it. Wouldnt be hard mate

 

Hello mate, I put a 2wd setup in my old escos with the original 4x4 ARB and it did this! i couldn't get the bumper on! When i changed it to a 2wd one it was spot on.
Was it a mission to get the antiroll bar ends in the lower arms as mine where a right bastard when i had the 4x4 ARB?

 

3dr rich , took me about six hrs to bolt up the whole lot, had to buy a 3" racket strap to pull it all together....lol

Some swearing that nite...

 

Ronnie,

Cheers lad, price it up so and let me know what you need, tape up the threads well or bang a few nuts on as paddy van driver will swing em into every stone wall in Ireland...

 

That's a good idea mate not like I need it to look factory.
Have you got those photo's of when you modified your front wings to take the 9" wheels?
Rich

 

I had to put a strap on mine originally to pull it all togeather but when i put the 2wd ARB in it was a piece of cake! I would say thats ya prob.

 

Rob pm me your address mate and I will find out delivery cost mate.


Rich send me your number mate and I will take some pics of it all and txt them over

 

Pm'd you mate.
Cheers Rich

 

Pm sent also

 

undo the bolts a little bit and then drop it on the deck to let everything settle and bounce properly before tightening them up again

but i'd say you've got the wrong arb too as it's pointing a bit funny

 

Hi James ,

Batt dead in vernier s so used an old bs/w combo spanner to size them

The old arb of the 3dr (2.0s) is marked h12 and is @9/16bs or 1/2w
The one on the car ,can't find marking but is @ 5/8bs or 9/16w