fitting anti roll bar

[s.richardson]

allrite muckers,im going to fit a new roolbar soon [owen burton] bought new 15 yrs ago never used, do some of u remember back that far the instructions say to cut a slot in chassis leg for forward mount with one bolt on other side ,y not 2 bolts? thanks,steve

[Peetee]

say to cut a slot in chassis leg

NO WAY! That is the craziest thing I ever heard. (Nothing personal).
The Owen Burton anti-roll bar I had had a pair of 'L' brackets that fitted to the sides of and touched the bottom of the chassis legs very close to the front cross member. I drilled a horizontal hole through each leg and a bolt passed through each bracket and leg.

[s.richardson]

ello peetee, just checked the fittings and thats rite ,it states on paperwork m3 cortina rubbers they are in ford packaging,dosent seem rite to me ,i mite weld them on,this kit was bought in1989, is yours newer?.these brackets are same shape as ones that bolt seat to floor, but with only one bolthole at one end and tongue on other end, i prefere the idea of horizantal hole though,cheers steve

[Peetee]

I know the sort of fittings you are talking about and they are different to the ones I have (bought last year).
I wouldn't recommend cutting a slot into the chassis legs. It would be much better to keep them intact by welding three sides of a slightly arched square plate to the leg, leaving a slot on the forth side that the antiroll bar clamp end can slip into. If this doesn't make sense I will send a PM to you with a diagram.
'Plan b' would be to find a car in the scrappy that has two-bolt clamps. There would be plenty of these I'm sure.

[Alec]

Hello all,
I know Owen Burton designs some of his bits as bolt on, but I don't believe that is ideal. Especially the idea of drilling through box sections, as a sleeve should be welded in to allow the fixing bolt to be tightened up adequately.
I added an anti roll bar to my Triumph, and I used industrial pipe clamps to secure the bar. These particular clamps have a substantial base, with captive nuts, two heavy nylon inserts to clamp the bar and a top clamping plate. I have run them for more than three years and there is no sign of wear of the plastic clamps.

Alec

[s.richardson]

thanks lads,im going to straighten/flatten the tongue and drill a hole so i can bolt it,cheers steve

[Willie]

As a matter of interest My Burton anti roll bar on my saloon,
fitted around 1995 was designed to have two bolts each side
drilled vertically through the chassis legs! Thats' why my
present one involves no hole drilling at all(Mr Grumpy).
The Burton one actually snapped in half after a few years!!!