Standard Saloon Anti Roll Bar 12mm or 20mm

[thedjse]

As title guys im replacing the bushes for Poly ones is it 12mm or 20mm which one is it?

Thanks

[burgo]

measure it?

[16v Nova Kev]

lol how do we know what arb you have.

[mowgli]

i thought they were 18, 20, or 22mm depending on what pedro felt like fitting

[thedjse]

lol how do we know what arb you have.

I have standard matey

[mowgli]

I have standard matey

see my previous post...........


they really did just throw on whatever they felt like....... and who is to say that yours is std or original??

[Jack]

Front or rear?

[edit] Having said that ^ I assume you mean rear as I didn't think any saloons came with front ARB as standard...

[mowgli]

rear arbs don't have bushes, they just bolt into a hole each side

[Mark]

rear arbs don't have bushes, they just bolt into a hole each side

Technically they do, in the centre.

[Mark]

Front or rear?

[edit] Having said that ^ I assume you mean rear as I didn't think any saloons came with front ARB as standard...

Mine was standard and as you just about make out has a front arb, unlikely to have been fitted during it's 26,000 miles with elderly owner, but stranger things have happened.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CorsaNova/NovaSaloon/592fbc4e.jpg

[mowgli]

Technically they do, in the centre.

a big rubber v that is usually missing.....

i personally don't think a polybush one would be much use there.

[nova_saloon]

I didn't think any saloons came with front ARB as standard...

:confused: lol never heard that one, every saloon i know and owned was owned previously by an old bag and they had ARB's mayb the grannies like tuning nova's to lol

[burgo]

Front or rear?

[edit] Having said that ^ I assume you mean rear as I didn't think any saloons came with front ARB as standard...nope they all came with them

[Mark]

a big rubber v that is usually missing.....

i personally don't think a polybush one would be much use there.


They still sell them though..;)

[thedjse]

Front ARB is standard on a loon 3 of mine have had them 2 of them bought of 1 elderly owner.

Also they do sell the v bush in poly mad i know but it comes in the kit its getting fitted haha.

I think best option is to measure this i just though someone might know.

:thumb:

[Mark]

I think the point some are trying to make is...you''ll only be 100% sure if you measure it as Vauxhall had fun by fitting various sizes and over the life of a Nova there is no telling whether it has been changed by another person.

[The Simps]

No arb on my loon :)

[MK999]

No arb on my loon :)

No beam or front chassis legs on your loon either though, in fact theres not much at all on your loon lol

[Jack]

I was under the impression 1.0's didn't have an ARB, the others did; but I thought that just applied to the rear. Obviously applies to the front too.

Seems daft that saloons have front ARBs across all engines whilst hatchbacks only had them on "sportier" jobbers lol

[The Simps]

Mine was a G reg mk1 1ltr for the record and had nothing front or rear.

[mowgli]

Mine was a G reg mk1 1ltr for the record and had nothing front or rear.

when i saw it at billing last year, there really was nothing at the rear, just a large hole ready for the gearbox

[The Simps]

alright, alright enough of the sarky comments! lol

[thedjse]

I think the point some are trying to make is...you''ll only be 100% sure if you measure it as Vauxhall had fun by fitting various sizes and over the life of a Nova there is no telling whether it has been changed by another person.

I actually LMAO at this comment haha its true Vauxhall just messed with somethings

[mowgli]

it appears that saloons in 1.2 & 1.3 & 1.3 hatches had arbs as standard.. 1.0s & 1.2 hatches did not get them factory fitted.

thats according to a 1985 nova brochure i just got off eBay for a quid

[tommy8252]

mine has no arb at all. Whats best to put on it?

[mk1nova_rich]

mine has no arb at all. Whats best to put on it?

definitely a rear, and there is huge debate regarding fitting a front ARB. Most tend not to fit them but it all boils down to suspension setup/engine/driving style

[John]

Going from memory, all front arbs are the same size, it's the thickness of the tie bar that differs ;)

[tommy8252]

60mm drop on jamex shocks 1.2 spi engine and i chuck it straight in to corners. Dont think ill put one on front for now but ill get hold of a gsi/gte/sr rear one and get that on see what happens

[mk1nova_rich]

Going from memory, all front arbs are the same size, it's the thickness of the tie bar that differs ;)

that is correct as the clamps are "fixed" to the ARB and the bushes go around the tie bars. The GTEs and GSis were fitted with the thicker type (22mm or thereabouts) but the SRs weren't IIRC :thumb:

[John]

that is correct as the clamps are "fixed" to the ARB and the bushes go around the tie bars. The GTEs and GSis were fitted with the thicker type (22mm or thereabouts) but the SRs weren't IIRC :thumb:

iirc there was 3 different thicknesses?

[mk1nova_rich]

iirc there was 3 different thicknesses?

possibly, but i was only aware of two lol all i know is i have the thickest type tie bars from a GTE and don't care about what size bushes as i dont have a front ARB

[John]

possibly, but i was only aware of two lol all i know is i have the thickest type tie bars from a GTE and don't care about what size bushes as i dont have a front ARB

lol i won't be running one on my xe either, never have and never will on an xe.

[mowgli]

they don't go round corners anyway, so why bother???;)

[Edd]

^^^ lol lol lol but very true

Only two sizes of front arb's iirc, fit one or have fun ditch finding

[John]

they don't go round corners anyway, so why bother???;) how would you know? You only have 100bhp of 1.6 :p lol

[AlexW]

Tiebars came in 16mm, 18mm and 22mm iirc.

I prefer cars without front arb.

[mowgli]

how would you know? You only have 100bhp of 1.6 :p lol

some of us don't need a big engine........i can get plenty of understeer thankyou very much....

i'm working on a suspension upgrade that might just have been the bargain of the year.....