Anti roll bars?

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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by Anton » Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:49 pm

I *think* - don't quote me on this - that if you alter your car's suspension, you're technically supposed to register your car as a "radically altered vehicle" because it's altering the way the car handles in an emergency.

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration ... d-vehicles

To be honest, almost every vehicle owned by an SCUK member should be put though that test. But the reality is that the DVLA operate a "don't ask, don't tell" policy on such things - they'll do you if you take the mick (a tube buggy made out of an SJ chassis is going to raise eyebrows cruising on the roads).

But minor mods - they don't really want the paperwork. Can you blame them?
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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by Jordi » Fri Nov 29, 2013 1:19 pm

Long story short, just take it off. It'll be fine.
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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by Anton » Fri Nov 29, 2013 5:56 pm

Jordi wrote:Long story short, just take it off. It'll be fine.
I... Er...

Yeah, ok, we'll go with that. :lol:
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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by Edweird » Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:48 pm

Some SJs don't have them anyway. Plus, SJs are that old now that most people don't know anything about them.
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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by ROBBIE » Sat Nov 30, 2013 9:19 am

Cut all the brackets of while your at it, do it neat and tidy and mot man won't notice ;)
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Re: Anti roll bars?

Post by turbo-tom » Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:48 pm

ROBBIE wrote:Cut all the brackets of while your at it, do it neat and tidy and mot man won't notice ;)

then a quick splash to black spray paint and bingo!
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