Anti roll bar for a narrowed beam?

[ant]

Right i've fitted a narrowed weedeater, the original anti roll bar obviously will not fit anymore.

Anyone chopped, shortened or cut and braised theirs to fit a narrowed beam?

 

[mIKe cAIn]

my bus is lowered and dont run the anti-roll bar...

leave it off or if you want it fab up one to suit, just cut it down and bend into shape??

 

[Guest]

i dont think you would notice any difference as the shorter springs will tighen up any roll. I think i saw shortened anti roll bars forsale but i think it was in the US.

 

[easy]

Dont run one dude, there is no difference, especially with a weedeater. Did try one back on mine but mad zero difference, so of it came. 8)

 

[ant]

i can deffo feel a little body roll round the corners. might have a play when i get 5

 

[MMMC]

been under my van today and have seen that I don't have an anti roll bar...I'm lowered but isn't it dangerous not to have one?

 

[faux]

I'm not running an anti roll bar and haven't on any of my lowered buses since mine got jammed on the floor at Volksfest Wales a few years back. I did notice a little bit of difference on a standard width beam, but when I run narrowed beams I don't think it matters. Remember, you will get more roll on a narrowed beam because the weight will shift differently.

Let us know how you get on with mocking one up, it could be of great interest to a lot of people if it sharpens up the handling.

 

[dubdubz]

not sure why they don't do ones for buses yet - I have been looking for 6months.
they do narrowed lowered versions for bugs - so I'm guessing it's a matter of time. I would profer to run one I think Kevlondon?? bent his with heat assistance = all the metal peeps said it was a no no though, but as fas as I'm aware it's still on and hasn't cracked?

if anyone does beat this problem plse post up here......

 

[Clarkson46]

been under my van today and have seen that I don't have an anti roll bar...I'm lowered but isn't it dangerous not to have one?

If it's stock height with everything fitted as VW intended then it's not dangerous, but if you've lowered it and removed god knows what, then the TUV approval is out the door and safety is anyones guess, but then it's your neck.

 

[dubdubz]

everyone is entitled to their opinions - this thread is for a suggestion [positive] on how those who rightly or wrongly chose to alter their front beam and now would like to put an antiroll bar that fits the modification. As is the ability to do on a bug that runs a narrowed front beam.

I wonder if a universal kit for say an off road buggy/jeep would be possible ? I think they have splined bar and arms that would attach that connect to those splines.

The weird thing is you can get arb made apparently - perhaps those on the dark side of the narrowed world could approach a foundry with a group buy?

I'd be in - anyone got that far yet ie talking to a foundry?

 

[ground hugger]

The obvious reply to this in my opinion is
1. cut the rollbar in the middle by removing the 1" or so
2. slide a tube over one end
3.taper and reweld bar back together/grind weld flush
4. slide the tubing over your weld and weld this at both ends

or am I missing something :?

 

[Trikky2]

The obvious reply to this in my opinion is
1. cut the rollbar in the middle by removing the 1" or so
2. slide a tube over one end
3.taper and reweld bar back together/grind weld flush
4. slide the tubing over your weld and weld this at both ends

or am I missing something :?

:mrgreen: sounds like your on to something there :mrgreen:



As for some of the earlier posts, - if you add up all the stuff, on all the VW threads, that people say you dont need and can be ignored or left off their cars you really start to wonder what on earth VW were thinking when they built them in the first place. Why on earth did they put all that useless, heavy, fiddly and complicated stuff on their cars I wonder ?

Thank heavens we finally have our new generation road rage ninja warriors to sort out all the mistakes made by those idiots at wolfsburg :lol:

 

[dubdubz]

The obvious reply to this in my opinion is
1. cut the rollbar in the middle by removing the 1" or so
2. slide a tube over one end
3.taper and reweld bar back together/grind weld flush
4. slide the tubing over your weld and weld this at both ends

or am I missing something :?

hopefully not - BUT 'people' tell me via the internet forums, that the bars are special spring steel with carbon grain stuff going on, heating, welding, incorrect bending or sneezing will render the whole thing into paper mache or something.......

I have 2 - so you know what I'm going to to as mentioned, and try it. If it breaks under a spell of careful R&D driving then we'll go back to the drawing board........

 

[alikat]

The obvious reply to this in my opinion is
1. cut the rollbar in the middle by removing the 1" or so
2. slide a tube over one end
3.taper and reweld bar back together/grind weld flush
4. slide the tubing over your weld and weld this at both ends

I did this on a 3/4" bug one when I put on a narrowed beam. Works great, and has been on there 2 years+ incl. drag race and fast street.

Al