Fitting Rear Anti roll bars????

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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:23 pm

I am converting my e30 rear drums to discs and wonder how difficult it would be to fit a rear anti roll bar while everthings apart?

I would be grateful if you could offer help on this as well as a good place to get the parts needed from.

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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:53 pm

its dead easy, when i changed mines i took out the left spring and slid the ARB over the diff.

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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:30 am

Is there anything you think is useful to know?

Is it a bolt on sort of job, or will it need modification work? What exactly will I need?

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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:41 am

Apparently it's worth welding little tags onto the ARB mounts on the rear arms, tbh they don't look the strongest of things. Not an absolute requirement, but if you have the whole lot lying on the floor and a welder handy it might be worth considering. Other than that, I think its a bolt on job.

You will need:

ARB itself, the mounts to attach it to the bodyshell and new bushes, Did the arms you have come with the ARB link mounts on them? You will also need the short link rods too.

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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 1:18 pm

If you are after front and rear 325 anti-roll bars, i have a pair I just swapped off my racer. PM me if you are interested.
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:40 pm

mine was prety simple when i fitted my hartage ARB kit, didn't need to strengthen the brackets on the rear, had to change the front sub frame and strengthen that though :cry: :cry:
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:22 pm


its dead easy, when i changed mines i took out the left spring and slid the ARB over the diff.

Andrew
ditto, it's not difficult and should bolt straight on, it did on my 316i. it's worth doing, i put my suspension kit on first and drove it a while before putting the rear arb on and it makes a good difference.
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:49 pm

Markymarc wrote:mine was prety simple when i fitted my hartage ARB kit, didn't need to strengthen the brackets on the rear, had to change the front sub frame and strengthen that though :cry: :cry:
i just put a front hartge roll bar on today and am doing the rear tmro...

my front went on fine... what did u have to do to it... i did have to force the bracket with the jack thought to push it up..

hope i dont need to strangthen mine...

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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:50 pm

Markymarc wrote:mine was prety simple when i fitted my hartage ARB kit, didn't need to strengthen the brackets on the rear, had to change the front sub frame and strengthen that though :cry: :cry:
i just put a front hartge roll bar on today and am doing the rear tmro...

my front went on fine... what did u have to do to it... i did have to force the bracket with the jack thought to push it up..

hope i dont need to strangthen mine...

Karan
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:17 pm

not fair man!!! i have hartge wheels i whould have those ARBS!!! Damn that boy Neil!!! :x
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:48 pm

u can have them if the car doesnt drift nice/////

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