[For Sale: Parts] used rear antil roll bar, oil pressure and oil temp gauges

[diarmuidmcd]

Hi all

Havin a wee bit of a clear out!

I have a used sway-a-way irs anti roll bar off my 1302 for sale.. it is complete and in reasonable condition. Would be looking for offers in the region of eur 65..

also have a VDO oil temp gauge and oil pressure gauge @ eur 20 ea an a brand new VDO oil pressure sender @ eur 25..

heres a picture of the bar..


Rear anti roll bar by diarmuidmcd, on Flickr

Cheers,

Diarmuid

 

[Endfloat]

Does the rear anti roll bar make much of a difference? Is it easy to install? Where's Clogherhead and how could I collect it off you? Are those my feet?

 

[diarmuidmcd]

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you have many questions grasshopper..

takes a couple of hours to fit..

your milage may very, but it is supposed to stop the rolling at the back.. ideally you should have an uprated front bar before fitting this one... TBH it only made a small difference to my car but as i found out yesterday.. my biggest problem was worn out urethane busings in the torsion tubes causing the suspension to bind!

clogherhead is (say in your best louth accent) between droghedaaa and dunnndalllkkk! (very close to vantastival!!)



those are my boots and they are not for sale!!

 

[diarmuidmcd]

Anti-roll bar traded to Ross!

 

[Endfloat]

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those are my boots and they are not for sale!!

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I'm sure i'll figure out how to install it when I get it. Ive to do the rear torsion bar bushes on my car too. Mine isn't binding, its rattling. I've to do the engine mounts too so it'd be the ideal time to install it

 

[Roadcow]

Dairmuid has given good advice Ross. Be very careful when you get this on in the rain. It will make the car a bit more tail happy. It's a good improvement to a "tuned" suspension and I'd read up on similar cars to yours who have done suspension mods. Now with your cars power it could be very fun in the rain as well, kinda point and squirt driving technique.

 

[diarmuidmcd]

Britt is right.. have a read up before installing.. as i said.. milage will vary.. i have upprated anti roll bar at front with bilstein strut inserts and a home brewed strut brace.. there are bilstein in back with all red bushes.. i found that she drove well but on the rubbish roads round home, there is no comfort..

to tell you the truth, i felt every bump and rattle for the last few months and because the red bushes are unforgiving and in general the lowered springs are too stiff with not enough travel, it just made the car less fun to drive... am keeping the gas shocks but am tossing the short springs in favor of more suspension travel and am slowly but surely junking the jonnys speed and chrome red urethane bushes from the back.. left side done with torsion bar set to a rather stock 21deg!


btw allow 4 hours per side working alone on gravel to change the bushes..... you need to take off the rear bumper and rear wings, drop the rear shocks, disconnect the drive shafts and brake lines, disconnect handbrakes and drop the trailing arm out of the way...

alternatively, drop the shock on each side, take off the bump stops, undo the pivot bolt for the trailing arm and tie it up outta the way...

i went for option 2 as i could not find my splined key to undo the driveshaft..

opertune time to change gear oil while you are at it!!!

it is still yours if you want it ant i will give you a hand to fit it if you wnat!

d

 

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Thanks for the advice and the offer Diarmuid. I actually have an offer of help from Knk already though, which is nice! I'm going to try just doing the outer bushes first and see if that helps. As for the rough ride, mine is the same. I have the lowering springs on the front and the back dropped a spline. I can live with it though. It's not too bad. As for being tail-happy, it's that already if I overcook it, so I'll see what it's like with the rear ARB on and if it's crazy I might just remove it.

 

[diarmuidmcd]

no bother at all..

it is real easy to fit.. two people will have it up in no time... as to the bushes.. do inner and outer at one go... easier than having to do it again laters (voice of bitter experience!!)

d