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[Sticky]

If I wanted to fit a stiffer arb is it def a front clam off job? I've tried to search but it only gives you the last 200 posts now. I await a flaming and general derision Cheers

[techieboy]

No need to remove clam. Just the front undertray. The bolts through the bushes are a little awkward to access as one on each side is partially blocked by the wishbone. I found a long allen key extension went through the chassis at the front far enough to undo the bolt though.

[Sticky]

No need to remove clam. Just the front undertray.

The bolts through the bushes are a little awkward to access as one on each side is partially blocked by the wishbone. I found a long allen key extension went through the chassis at the front far enough to undo the bolt though.

Thanks Matt

[techieboy]

P.S. The drop links can be a real pain as they'll probably be quite badly corroded (had to cut one of mine off). I'd budget to replace them as part of the upgrade, if I were you.

[Sticky]

7/8ths or 1'' diameter ARB that is the question?

[techieboy]

I'd get Mr Randall's advice on what will work best with his Nitrons.

[Sticky]

I'd get Mr Randall's advice on what will work best with his Nitrons.

Hmmm, sounds expensive and I've not even asked yet:rolleyes:

Edited by Sticky, 23 February 2010 - 09:36 PM.

[SteveA]

There is a thread in the useful stickys.

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

P.S. The drop links can be a real pain as they'll probably be quite badly corroded (had to cut one of mine off). I'd budget to replace them as part of the upgrade, if I were you.

spent well over two hours to do my drop link
.................. a real pain


abr done / drop link done

Edited by crazyfrog, 24 February 2010 - 10:43 AM.

[Duncan VXR]

As stated clam on, you also only need to drill the rivets out on one side and by rotating it you can get the other side out without drilling them out some of the ones I have replaced are a royal PITA lol managed to snap one of my 6mm allen keys getting one bolt out but as techie has said long allen key through the access hole to get it and either use something as an extension bar for leverage or plumbers pliers will work. To get the bottom one you need to jack the wishbone up (or take damper off) to get the bottom one. I always give the drop link threads a good clean and if really bad run the tap over the thread to allow it a chance of coming off b:D If changing to uprated ARB you do not use the original mounting points and use longer bolts through the front wishbone - if you are on oe rubber mounts you need to set the wishbone height back to where it should be before final tightening (due to how they operate) have pro bush set on mine so nothing needed Last point is that on the 7/8th ARB you cannot really go to full stiff setting (well I would not) due to the angle of the drop link) middle setting fine and def stiffer I have the 7/8th just fitted but would prob have got the 1" if I did not get it so cheap (Theo trying to make me swap lol) Chris will advise of 1" bar or the stiffest setting you can safely set it to All depens on what you want from the car also Morning lesson over DG

[slindborg]

dont plans have a fairly thick ARB kit for £200 or something? iirc JJJ sent me a guide to fit it.. can forward it on if required

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

dont plans have a fairly thick ARB kit for £200 or something?

bought mine from them at that price

[Sticky]

dont plans have a fairly thick ARB kit for £200 or something?

iirc JJJ sent me a guide to fit it.. can forward it on if required

Found the one on the Useful threads sticky. Realised that when I used the search function it looked everywhere rather than just at the forum I was viewing at the time. Cheers for the help

[swast4]

Hi,
Just fitted an updated 1" ARB from Matt Bentley (£246 delivered) . It was a PINTA job but would have been easier if I read this thread first. The ARB uses original aluminium bracket and comes with a new rubber mounts.

Top tips as mentioned previously :-
-remove aluminium access plate, covering ARB.
-Drill out the hole to access the top cap head (think I went up 12mm, original is about 8mm) so you can get a proper fitting on it. I also had to chip a small amount of the red hard plastic seal (looks like mastic but Rock hard) this was so that the Allen key fitting and socket was fully on so not to round the cap head bolt.
- remove the front wishbone bolt, really easy to undo.
-use a scissor jack or similar to push wishbone up and out of the way to get bottom cap head bolt out of ARB bracket.
-you have to take off both small aluminum plates by the ARB brackets to remove and replace ARB. (if you have a lift you may get away with 1 bracket) These are held on with 3 rivets. Drill rivet head with 4mm drill then chisel off the back of the rivets (one of them I couldn't drill out so just chiselled off and removed properly when off the car.
-when Re attaching new ARB put top bolt in first (just a couple of threads) then you can see and line up bottom thread otherwise you can't see top bolt alignment.
-As my car is mainly for the track, I have put it on full hard on the drop links, which is the closest hole to the front.
-rivet small aluminium plates back on and reattach aluminium plate covering ARB. (check radiator hoses for leaks while your there).

1st track day is 26th March so I'm looking forward to seeing how it handles as I've heard good things.

Here some pics

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[Arno]

-Drill out the hole to access the top cap head (think I went up 12mm, original is about 8mm) so you can get a proper fitting on it. I also had to chip a small amount of the red hard plastic seal (looks like mastic but Rock hard) this was so that the Allen key fitting and socket was fully on so not to round the cap head bolt.

The red stuff is the chassis glue

 

Holds the car together

 

No problem to grind/cut some of the excess away as it tends to splooge out during chassis manufacture and baking in the oven and then cures to a hard state.

 

Bye, Arno.

[swast4]

That stuff is really really hard, but if it's holding my chassis together, I'm glad it is 👍😊

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[Nev]

Get ready for understeer if you just up the Lb on the front ARB in isolation...

[chris_uk]

fill the ends with sikaflex / tigerseal.. i have seen these rust to death in not such a long time because water gets in and just sits there... 

[Pidgeon]

That a real GT3?