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csweatherston
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20th Apr 08 at 18:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i know these are necessary on 2ltr conversions..
but ive heard they can reduce oversteer..

any truth in this??

[Edited on 22-04-2008 by csweatherston]
carnuts
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i didnt need them on my xe conversion not heard of them helping with understeer i know someone people prefer the feel of the corsa with no front anti rool bar im going to try it when back on the road
csweatherston
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20th Apr 08 at 23:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
May be to do with witch g/box you use on the conversion then lol.

ive tried it without the bar...but prefer the gokart handling with it on.
just wondering what the benefits of the spacer blocks are.
carnuts
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20th Apr 08 at 23:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you need the spacers on the arb cause of on some of the conversions the manifold hits the arb mine was miles away
Limecat
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Depends on how you space the ARB, if it is done using the blocks with 2 holes so that it increases the gap between the tie bars and the ARB then no, there is no effect on handling characteristics.

If you lower the front of the tie bar, which in turn lowers the ARB, then you get a difference as that is essentially an anti-dive kit. I am refering to the bit with the 3 vertical bolts that go into the front lower cross member.
Stu_22
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21st Apr 08 at 14:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
like so
csweatherston
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21st Apr 08 at 18:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ahhh!...
thats what i was thinking of

guess these are home made?..not mass produced yeah?
Limecat
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You used to be able to get them off the shelf, not sure if you still can, maybe try Chris Astley, he would be your best bet.
DAZ1985
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I know he does them as a series of plates, but not sure if he does them in a one piece alloy billet like those pictured above?
csweatherston
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£50 for 10x 5mm shims!!!....bugger lol.
i wonder if he sells them singley, and ill mill them myself lol
Limecat
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If you have access to a mill all you need is some 25mm billet and drill the 3 corresponding holes. The bolts are just headbolts!
csweatherston
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22nd Apr 08 at 19:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dusted off the bandsaw and pillar drill tonight lol..
any idea what dimensions the plates are??.. as ill have to buy some alloy block in

25 x 100 x 75 do it??..

if anyone can trace or upload an original tie bar bracket...( or premade spacer plate) it would be lovely
DAZ1985
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i could take 5mm out each side on mine if i ever got round to it
Limecat
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quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
dusted off the bandsaw and pillar drill tonight lol..
any idea what dimensions the plates are??.. as ill have to buy some alloy block in

25 x 100 x 75 do it??..

if anyone can trace or upload an original tie bar bracket...( or premade spacer plate) it would be lovely


I think I have a tie bar in the garage still? I will check for you tomorrow. If I have I will knock up a technical drawing for you of the top aspect!
Kurt
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i had a thread the other day asking the difference between the 5 piece and single alloy ones.. iirc courtenay did the one piece ones with bolts
Kurt
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infact heres the link

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=423583
csweatherston
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cheers kurt...just u2u'd lee mitchell for a price
Ben ev
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does anyone have the spacer on a cad file?
csweatherston
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a cad file would be helpful.... if you get one ben, let me know
csweatherston
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sorted, just baught a set of Castley ones with arb spacers and bolts for £20

 
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