Mud-club

Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: eugene on March 31, 2008, 19:50:49

Title: antiroll bars
Post by: eugene on March 31, 2008, 19:50:49: my disco has not got them fitted can you fit ones to it because there are no brakets on my axles or can you buy a kit any advice please
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: ben_haynes on March 31, 2008, 19:54:38: why do you want anti roll bars ??? :huh:
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: eugene on March 31, 2008, 19:59:42: thinking it would handle better on road but im about two put britpart gas shocks and springs and a poly bush kit aswell
mabe that will help maybe saggy shoks and springs
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: ben_haynes on March 31, 2008, 20:23:38: i would stay away from fitting anti roll bars as you will have to weld brackets to chassis and axle, im not saying your welding is no good but i have seen professional, and factory welding fail on anti roll bars
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 31, 2008, 20:24:00: I've cut the brackets off one axle and welded them to another. Anything is possible if you want to do it enough.
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: eugene on March 31, 2008, 20:31:19: thanks rrb i will have a word with brother as thats what he does weld that is
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 31, 2008, 20:33:09: The only bits that are "hard" to get are the tappered bushes for the balljoints in the drop links.
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: stageonesimmo on April 01, 2008, 00:07:09: Series 3 shock bushes fit - go on, ask me how I know.......... ;)
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 01, 2008, 02:00:59: Sorry I meant the other end, the taper for the balljoint into the axle. You might also find that ProComp and many other after market shocks use the same bush.
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: chris9119 on April 01, 2008, 05:56:10: I'm sure that there must be loads of those around as many on here have removed the ARB's!!
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: Cheggs on April 01, 2008, 16:45:06: Hi, you can get kits to fit after market antiroll bars that require no welding as i fitted them to mine when i first got it, but I have since fitted Hd springs and have found I no longer need them , but they did improve the road holding, but cut down on the articulation. :)
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: nat_hale on April 01, 2008, 18:09:16: Hi there,

If I were you, I'd fit the new shocks, springs and bushes and see how you feel then. I removed the anti-roll bars on my Disco when I still had the old (160,000 miles!) springs on, and body roll was quite noticable. However, new springs (still no ARB's on) has made it better than the old springs were *with* the ARB's on!

Might find it saves you a lot of messing?!

Cheers,
Nat
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: eugene on April 01, 2008, 19:25:43: thanks for the advice will fit new springs ang shock and go from there
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 02, 2008, 01:57:26: There are plenty who will tell you to do wihtout ARBs but it's a matter of choice. If you need new springs and shocks then start there, but I'll tell you now I have 3 ARB on Blue (2 on the back) and a very HD one on the LSE and I get all the articulation my shocks will allow on the back end.
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: eugene on April 02, 2008, 19:44:01: well while looking underneath my car today noticed rear nearside spring has snapped near the bottom so now i think that could play major part in the bad handling so got busy weekend
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: auf_wiedersehen_pet on April 03, 2008, 18:26:27: Quote from: Range Rover Blues on March 31, 2008, 20:24:00
Anything is possible if you want to do it enough.

Not quick as slick as "One life - Live it" but still a damn fine motto!

:P
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: Ja1983 on April 03, 2008, 19:11:33: mine has +2" lift, 235/85`s... and no anti-roll bars, you find that unless your towing, or on the motorway a lot, the drive is tolerable, if not a tad unnerving for passengers!

also theres a bit of an uprising against britpart kit at the mo, surrised no-one on here has mentioned this yet..?

personally for brakes, stering and suspention, i feel its worth paying a bit more, as those are the parts that count.

my 2p worth anyway ;)
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: eugene on April 03, 2008, 19:19:22: what problems are they havin with the springs and shocks i brought about 5months ago when they first came out i think
could you let us khow thanks
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 04, 2008, 14:54:22: A few people have been unfortuante in that their springs have sagged, I'm not aware of any serious issues like orange trailing links being welded by 5 year olds that we heard of from another supplier.

there are an awful lot of people with Britpart sprinsg on their cars with no problems at all. Just makes it annoying if you are one of the unlucky ones :doh:
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: eugene on April 05, 2008, 20:10:19: fitted all new shocks and springs today and wow what a diffrence it made i put britpart super gas shocks all round
it has made it handle better and now passenger doesnt fly all over the place when cornering :D
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: lurch_917 on April 05, 2008, 20:58:24: high just adding my bit
i remember a write up in lro where the difference between arb and no arb articulation on standard setups was only about 3/4 inch but it does increace if you fit ether shock droppers or longer dampers and also dislocation cones alowing the spring to drop out of the seat
Title: Re: antiroll bars
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 06, 2008, 02:51:11: The RTI of a standard car is little different with or without ARB, they were designed that way. I have plus 2" dampers all round and I still get the wheels all the way down on the rear dampers. I might get more ground pressure on the wheel that's dangling without if I didn't have ARB that's true of course, but I lilke to get round corners in one piece so ileft them on and fitted air lockers :twisted: