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Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:01 pm
by Desmos
Hey all.
Am I right in thinking there's benefits to be made from additional bracing across the front ARB?
I'm sure I read somewhere that Alpina offered this. Does anyone have any images as looking to fabricate one.
Thanks in advance.
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:12 pm
by Jeroen
Not too expensive through our website's main sponsor either:
http://www.motorsportparts.nl/bmw-e21/o ... ssis-stang
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:33 pm
by Desmos
Perfect thank you.
Are there benefits to be had?
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:35 pm
by Jeroen
Bigger if you don't have a strut brace but it does stiffen things up anyhow making it feel more rigid, solid, less sensitive to deep tracks, more stable turn in.
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:44 pm
by drjim
Where does that attach to?
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:50 pm
by Jeroen
Front sway bar mounts, just using longer bolts.
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:55 pm
by drjim
Does that make a difference? Surely swaybar mounts are joined together by the front end metalwork so fairly solid. I get the concept of the strut brace, but this seems a bit different.
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:09 am
by croma_man
IF the front suspension would be made like it is on a E30, this wouldn't be necessary.
I have it on my E21, as I already had a strut brace and was looking for a even more solid front, this was the best thing to do, and you have an additional guard if you are driving low.
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:23 am
by Jeroen
Yup, the whole E21 front is floppy so everything helps
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:16 pm
by Desmos
Knocked this up:
Surprisingly good mod. Much less tram lining and bump steer seems reduced. Not bad for free
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:53 pm
by croma_man
change the bushes if you want to revolutionize the driving in the E21
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:21 pm
by Desmos
On the list bud.
Trying to source some upgraded versions...if anyone knows a linky?
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:33 pm
by Eddie.
I've had a problem with my ARB upgraded bushes, they won't fit! No matter how much grease I use, they're not going on!
The front ARB stiffening bar looks good though.
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:49 pm
by Jason_323i
Good mod with a stripped down shell you can flex the front chassis rails by hand
It is the arb to control arm bushes you want to upgrade and there are 2 versions
Re: Anti roll bar brace
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:17 pm
by Jeroen
+1 with all above haha, nice upgrade installed right away, should do a crash course on welding myself some day
