Anti roll bar drop links

[schimg]

I am in the middle of a rear suspension service/upgrade.

Whilst taking off the rear anti-roll bar both of the drop links seized and snapped off.

Replacement articles cost in the region of £50 each from TVR suppliers.

I am sure that these items are borrowed from another vehicle. I have tried a few places to no avail...so does anyone know where I can source some from?

Steve .G.

[S4CJO]

Not sure, but have you checked Ford Granada / Sierra

[joospeed]

I'm getting a deja-vu thing going on here .. wasn't this posted just the other day?, my advice then was to throw the rear bar in the bin ..

[shpub]

Might work for a Cerbera with uprated suspension but it is quite beneficial for a Griff/Chimaera with standard suspension. Which is why TVR fitted it on the later cars.

[joospeed]

the only benefit is that it makes the rear grip less, but more predictable when it does let go .. I'd rather have the grip

[shpub]

joospeed said:

the only benefit is that it makes the rear grip less, but more predictable when it does let go .. I'd rather have the grip

I don't think it is as simple as that. If the rear bar is removed then the rest of the suspension needs to be adjusted to compensate particularly in the area of roll control. Without it, thr front ends up having to do extra work. Remove it and some compensation is needed. That is normally done by stiffening springs and dampers which is difficult with the standard set up i.e. they are not adjustable.

Just don't think it is a good idea unless you have that adjustment.

[joospeed]

I think it really is that simple ..
the rear's waaay too stiff anyway, that's why they swap ends sooo easy. Softening the rea and stiffening the front is the way to go, but softening the rear is a good first move...
There's nothing tricky about basic suspension set-up, getting the last bit out of a car is where the hard bit comes, but making changes to a production car is easy, especially one which is a compromise like the rear of a TVR... not everything in life is shrouded-in-secrecy black-magic!!

[shpub]

Interestingly enough the 4.x Griffs didna have a rear roll bar and quite a few owners have retrofitted them and found that the snappyness was reduced. In my experience these cars are far more tail happy (with less power) than the later 500s.

Each to their own. Suspension is all about getting the right compromise.