anti roll bar

Post by **dennis** » Wed May 19, 2004 8:39 pm

what is the best one to buy and where from
thanks
dennis

Post by **Peetee** » Wed May 19, 2004 9:50 pm

The Owen Burton one is very effective at controlling roll but does have a habit of pulling out it's rubber bushes rendering it useless.
There, I didn't sound like I was slagging off that product did I?

Post by **rayofleamington** » Wed May 19, 2004 10:04 pm

You could try JLH in Leamingotn Spa. 01926 421199
He has a habit of knowing the best stuff, and if the existing over the counter stuff is not good enough he probably makes a better one.. (don't expect it to be easy to afford though)

Post by **turbominor** » Wed May 19, 2004 10:20 pm

have to say best i have used (on several moggies) is from mark at bull motif, easy to fit and never had any problems.

Early Owen burton one ( based on cortina bar) was awfull, bushes kept popping out at tie rod end of bar as you braked.

New one from BM uses modern bushes at slide foward and aft allowing a little natural movement in front suspension.

Post by **Kevin** » Thu May 20, 2004 8:34 am

The Grumpys one is also supposed to be very good if I remember Willie has one fitted that he is happy with.

Post by **Peetee** » Thu May 20, 2004 9:53 am

Early Owen burton one

Well I can't say they improved it for the later one's either as mine was only bought a year ago.

Post by **turbominor** » Thu May 20, 2004 2:47 pm

Petee have you a picture of the end of your's where is attaches to the bottom arm.

Post by **Peetee** » Thu May 20, 2004 4:40 pm

'Fraid not. I sold the car on. The bushes fitted into a steel 'cup' that bolted onto the rear of the tie bar. The cup had it's open end forward so the bushes could never pop out backwards and be lost. The problem was that the bushes gripped the bar better than the cup and eventually shuffled forwards so they were half out of the cup and the bar wasn't being held as securely as it could be.

Post by **salty_monk** » Thu May 20, 2004 6:42 pm

I could do with one of these if anyone has one around they're not using... one that works of course & cheep....!

Post by **Willie** » Thu May 20, 2004 8:36 pm

Yes, I had the early Owen Burton type, involved drilling holes
though the chassis legs, the bushes popped out and,eventually it
snapped in half!! I am using Mr Grumpy's type now because it
uses existing engine mount bolt holes for attachment. Works fine
but the connection to the suspension arms could be of a better
design. So far so good.

Post by **dennis** » Thu May 20, 2004 9:06 pm

thanks guys

still none the wiser, so are we saying that mr grumpy`s is a very good one, i do not like the idea of drilling through the chassis leg

dennis

Post by **turbominor** » Fri May 21, 2004 9:15 am

Would seem that grumpies is best if you dont want to drill, but the bull motif one seems to be the best design.

I would not worry about drilling the leg

Post by **James - St. Helens** » Sat May 22, 2004 11:34 am

Iam sure that bull motif sell JLH range of upgrades.

James.

Post by **Kevin** » Sun May 23, 2004 8:46 am

Iam sure that bull motif sell JLH range of upgrades.

I thought they were only selling Owen Burtons stuff and that JLH only sell their stuff theselves am I wrong ?

Post by **Robins** » Sun May 23, 2004 9:24 am

I seem to remember reading about a chap that made one using parts from a scrapyard that worked well, so all cheap. I keep meaning to try it as I spend most Saturdays at my mates scrapyard. I think the bar was from a Vauxhall. Will try and dig out the article if anyones interested. Might try it out aswell then.

Post by **salty_monk** » Mon May 24, 2004 10:40 am

Sounds interesting... Gissa look