SH droplinks

[pwd95]

How hard are they supposed to be to get over the end of the ARB? Had the ARB in the vice earlier trying to 'persuade' it on Looks like I'll have to file the end of the bar a bit gently.

[combine]

Its a matter of patience and graft ! Worth it when it comes to driving the beastie .

Edited by combine on Saturday 9th January 18:10

[Toltec]

I wrapped a piece of Emery cloth around the bar end then clamped it with some Mole grips and spun it. Took a few repeats, but the rose joint eventually slipped on nicely.

[leorest]

Don't force it on. You could damage the rose joint.
You can emery the end of the bar as suggested. I gave up and tickled it with an angle grinder. Try not to over do it. If its a loose fit then it negates some of the benefit of the upgrade.

[Number 7]

Mine went on fine, just a slight clean up with fine wet & dry, and some Copaslip.

7.

[shpub]

If you have a caliper might be worth measuring the ARB Diameter. I have had one case where the ARB was much thicker and I had to specially machine the rose joints to get them to fit. If that's the case, let me know and I'll sort something out. In most cases a bit of cleaning etc is all that is needed... as most people say. Good way of keeping warm in a cold garage...

[johntom]

Hi
what are the benefits of the drop links (400se)?

[pwd95]

shpub said:

If you have a caliper might be worth measuring the ARB Diameter. I have had one case where the ARB was much thicker and I had to specially machine the rose joints to get them to fit. If that's the case, let me know and I'll sort something out. In most cases a bit of cleaning etc is all that is needed... as most people say. Good way of keeping warm in a cold garage...

Hi Steve. I'll let you know. It really didn't want to go on earlier, even after a load of cleaning with emery.

[shpub]

Better handling with less body roll, improved turn in and less twitchyness.

The ARB works by twisting and applying a counteracting force on the suspension when the body starts to roll. With the original TVR ones, this requires the rubber bushes to be compacted before any correction force is applied. Then the ARB tends to over compensate by applying the correction force. The SH droplinks allow the force to be progressively applied and this improves the handling.

[combine]

shpub said:

Better handling with less body roll, improved turn in and less twitchyness.

The ARB works by twisting and applying a counteracting force on the suspension when the body starts to roll. With the original TVR ones, this requires the rubber bushes to be compacted before any correction force is applied. Then the ARB tends to over compensate by applying the correction force. The SH droplinks allow the force to be progressively applied and this improves the handling.

Agreed , handling much improved due to taking out movement in front anti roll bar .