Better ride, better handling - thanks to Steve Heath's bits!
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Just fitted Steve Heath's demon anti-roll bar drop links. The results are amazing. Now the bars work properly and instantly - the car stays totally flat and I've been able to soften of my Nitrons, improving the ride. They're worth every penny, easy to fit and Steve's instructions (as you'd expect from the man who wrote the "bible") are spot on.
Tim
Tim
It does make a substantial difference and well worth it, it's one of the first suspension mods I would suggest. Mine predates Steve's kits so I did it the hard way (well not that hard tbh) and sourced the bits myself, but having a kit with the right fittings makes it more convenient.
The only real problem is getting the old nuts off - they are likely to be corroded. Provided you have a goodly selection of spanners, easing fluid and some patience you should be fine.
Mine were very old, having been on the car for 10+ years so severely corroded and probably highly knackered!
Mine were very old, having been on the car for 10+ years so severely corroded and probably highly knackered!
Full details on www.tvrextras.co.uk
You can order online from there as well and in the DOCs section you can download the fitting instructions. It is straightforward and as Tim says, the biggest problem is often getting the old ones off.
The improvement is there even with a standard suspension. The car is simply more planted with less roll because the ARB is actually doing what it is designed to do.
My Griff has standard suspension and was the test bed for the Griff versions. The first thing I noticed was how much better behaved it was especially on country roads.
Steve
>> Edited by shpub on Tuesday 4th October 21:18
You can order online from there as well and in the DOCs section you can download the fitting instructions. It is straightforward and as Tim says, the biggest problem is often getting the old ones off.
The improvement is there even with a standard suspension. The car is simply more planted with less roll because the ARB is actually doing what it is designed to do.
My Griff has standard suspension and was the test bed for the Griff versions. The first thing I noticed was how much better behaved it was especially on country roads.
Steve
>> Edited by shpub on Tuesday 4th October 21:18
The info on the tvrextras page notes that worn drop-link bushes can cause the anti-roll bar to make a "noise". What sort of noise is that?
I'm trying to track a noise from the rear on uneven road surfaces (so that's all the roads around where I live
) and have excluded all the usual culprits (golf balls under the petrol tank, worn shockers, loose exhaust, shot diff mountings) - could worn drop-link bushes be the answer?
I'm trying to track a noise from the rear on uneven road surfaces (so that's all the roads around where I live
) and have excluded all the usual culprits (golf balls under the petrol tank, worn shockers, loose exhaust, shot diff mountings) - could worn drop-link bushes be the answer?
I'm in the process of putting up a what's your car here's the bits and what it looks like but in the meantime...
www.shpub.co.uk/tvrextras/droplinksshop.html will take directly to the drop link shop where you can select front/back in blue or red.
www.shpub.co.uk/tvrextras/droplinksshop.html will take directly to the drop link shop where you can select front/back in blue or red.
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