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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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Hi,what's your opinions of compression struts? Will the car's handling be better when anti roll bar is removed and a set of theese is fitted?
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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I asked this question a while ago, turned into a 4 page discussion Have a search
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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Think the answer was no if its a road car.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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I have tested both and would say yes.

There will be a compression strut kit available from AVA over the next few months that will be a MASSIVE improvement on what is currently available.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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I found the thread JHS was talking about and as far as I understand from the discussion, the compression struts are good upgrade only used with anti roll bar mounted in the front under the cross member.So the question that occurs on my mind is where can I get such arb to fit with comp struts
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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ooops,double post
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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Comp struts arnt good for road use , and i dont care who tells you anything else ,

I have had cars fitted with them and removed and went back to ARB and found the car much better to drive as you arnt relying on the suspension ( ie shockers and sprinds )alone
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