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stevegreetham

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Registered: 30th Oct 03
Location: Grimsby/Sheffield
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16th Jan 05 at 00:59

Hi, just upgraded to koni adjustables but i also hear that i may need a rear strutbrace for better handling? because its only a 1.2 'B' i dont think i have one.
Is it worth getting one and where can i get a decent one from?

cheers, steve

CorsAsh

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16th Jan 05 at 01:04

You won't have a rear strutbrace unless you've got an aftermarket one. You might be thinking of anti-roll bar... look at your back axle, if theres a rod bolted across it, then you have one, but as you say, a 1.2 isn't likely to have one as standard - mine didn't.

stevegreetham

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16th Jan 05 at 12:40

no i havnt got one mate, scrap yard jobby then...cheers for your help

Will_Sport

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Registered: 28th Jun 04
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16th Jan 05 at 12:43

where did you get the koni adjustables from and how much were they?

Stingray

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16th Jan 05 at 21:41

OMG! u havnt finally got them on hav u?? i dont believe it

AdiSRI

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Registered: 1st May 02
Location: Berkshire
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16th Jan 05 at 22:50

NO corsa b have rear anti roll bars std.

The best value one is the whiteline 22mm rear Anti roll bar, at £100 from demon tweeks, and yes they are very much so worth it.

welshdude

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Registered: 6th Feb 03
Location: Swansea. Drives: 2006 Impreza STI
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16th Jan 05 at 23:02

quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
NO corsa b have rear anti roll bars std.

The best value one is the whiteline 22mm rear Anti roll bar, at £100 from demon tweeks, and yes they are very much so worth it.

Yeah get the whiteline ABR, its transformed the handling of my car!

Kris TD

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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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16th Jan 05 at 23:04

quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
NO corsa b have rear anti roll bars std.

The best value one is the whiteline 22mm rear Anti roll bar, at £100 from demon tweeks, and yes they are very much so worth it.

yes they do, all bar the 1.2 8v do
i have one in my shed you can have for £5 plus postage.

AdiSRI

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Registered: 1st May 02
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16th Jan 05 at 23:06

no kris they dont, they have a 'stabilizer bar' which does fook all...

Rear arbs are completely different, my SRi didnt have one, my m8s 1.4 sport didnt and a local GSi doesnt..

Kris TD

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16th Jan 05 at 23:12

quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
no kris they dont, they have a 'stabilizer bar' which does fook all...

Rear arbs are completely different, my SRi didnt have one, my m8s 1.4 sport didnt and a local GSi doesnt..

its called an antirole bar in the manual!!

Adam_B

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Registered: 13th Dec 00
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16th Jan 05 at 23:15

my 1.2 8v has a rear anti roll bar/stabalizer bar

stevegreetham

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16th Jan 05 at 23:26

whiteline 22mm rear Anti roll bar - thats what i'm after, cheers mate

stevegreetham

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16th Jan 05 at 23:29

no matt lol, still not on...cliffords doing it for me, off to see him tomorrow before work.
Got that pod ready for you now so i'll meet you one night this week and i can give you my brakes too if you like

AdiSRI

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16th Jan 05 at 23:37

the standard bar goes thru middle of the axle and its crap, this one does the job loads better...

only think i didnt know was if u r meant to remove std stabilizer bar or not when adding this one, garage i asked said no so mines still in there...

Siberia

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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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17th Jan 05 at 09:02

whiteline rear ARB get one.... top quailty.... and cheap as chips....

p.s cheers adi for recomending them

AdiSRI

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17th Jan 05 at 11:05

no problem, theres a few opf us with them now eh, me, u, welshdude and broster that i know of...

Siberia

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17th Jan 05 at 11:06

^ what front arb do you have?

AdiSRI

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17th Jan 05 at 11:35

std SRi one atm, but i plan to remove it and see wat that is like, if i dont like it then 27mm whiteline one will be going on.

broster

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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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17th Jan 05 at 13:53

quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
no problem, theres a few opf us with them now eh, me, u, welshdude and broster that i know of...

yeah tsted mine out for the first time last night, bloody amazing

welshdude

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17th Jan 05 at 14:27

quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
std SRi one atm, but i plan to remove it and see wat that is like, if i dont like it then 27mm whiteline one will be going on.

Keep us updated on the front roll bar, you can be the guinea pig

broster

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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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17th Jan 05 at 15:51

dont stuck a big front one on dude be a waste of money! i removed my small front one and it improved the handeling, less understear, stick a big front one on and itll understear alot more

Stingray

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Registered: 16th Nov 01
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17th Jan 05 at 17:33

yeah, ok, got my brakes back and hes done a good job of em. give us a text

AdiSRI

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17th Jan 05 at 18:51

i do get understeer might remove it then and see this week. i will let u know

stevegreetham

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17th Jan 05 at 23:13

ok mate, whats up with your msn? i miss ya man

Siberia

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18th Jan 05 at 08:23

ive only recently been getting LOADS of understeer... thought it was due to my tyres being near the end of there life....

BUT i put a GSI front ARB on my car over christmass(it had none before) and this is when the problem started really....

hmmmmm.... i think this could be causing problems....