Anti roll bars?

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Anti roll bars?

Post by kingo228 » Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:25 pm

My sj has still got the anti roll bar on the front.? Should I remove this? My sj has aftermarket leaf springs and pro comp shocks with 31" tyres?

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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by twiss » Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:28 pm

You can take it off no problem, it will give you a little bit more travel on the front suspension

First thing I did to mine was remove the anti-roll bar ;)
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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by dazerede » Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:34 pm

Yep u don't really need the anti roll bar mate as my sj came out of the factory without one as mine is a 410
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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by kingo228 » Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:35 pm

Yeah thats what I was thinking.
Thanks for that

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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by Tramp » Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:51 pm

I've heard that if your MOT man knows it should be fitted with one and it's not then you can fail, what lift is on it? My calmini kit came with ARB kit that drops the bar down to suit the lift,

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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by Jordi » Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:11 pm

Tramp wrote:I've heard that if your MOT man knows it should be fitted with one and it's not then you can fail, what lift is on it? My calmini kit came with ARB kit that drops the bar down to suit the lift,

All depends on your MOT man. Mine never questioned it when I took it off.
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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by twiss » Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:32 am

Ive never had anyone question it at MOT time either...
I can't remember who (maybe andyrew?) but I remember someone chopped and welded their anti roll bar only the standard bumper as a small "A" bar!!
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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by The Heretic » Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:27 pm

My bro has his anti roll bar welded to his winch tray as extra protection.

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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by windsor » Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:56 pm

they cant fail you on what isnt there
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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by twiss » Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:15 am

technically they can if it was on the vehicle originally!
if the tester is an arsehole and knows a bit about SJs they could fail you on it, but I doubt they would!
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