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Stock Anti-roll Bar Query
RedRobin:
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No probs with my WALKs so far. I've also got aftermarket poly bushes on the other sides of the wishbones (not essential but just to help balance stresses).
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i am having those done at vwr soon :smiley:
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Can you pls send me details of this? I may as well get these done whilst the guts of my car are sprawled out.
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....They're a Powerflex bush which VWR use. Pics : -
--- Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on August 05, 2009, 07:41:47 pm ---
RR, how many miles have you done one your WALKs?
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....Er................ :stupid: ..............I'd have to delve into all my paperwork.......Quite a few thousand miles.......Over 10,000.
MAT ED30:
i have done over 20k on mine and thats with track days so that might have helped kill them :surprised:
xxx_mojo_xxx:
Nothing appears to be simple or straight cut as it initially appears.
Key questions that come to mind:
* Does the WALK mod make a notable difference to delivery of power to tarmac/traction?
Is it a consumable item which needs replacing, and on average how often, e.g. every 20K, etc.
Has anyone experienced additional wear and tear on the inner wishbone bush where it has not been uprated with the PowerFlex one?
I thought the whole point of the ARBs was to stop the wheels from lifting - so doesn't that kind of negate the need for the WALK?
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tony_danza:
Yes it makes a difference.
Yes, at some point the inner bushes will need replacing, just like anything - I imagine 40k would be a reasonable guess at a changeover point.
My inners showed no signs of wear, they were however replaced for Poly whilst the wishbones were off. I'm really anal about having things checked post track day, I follow the rule of replacing cheap things often, rather than leaving things to fester and possibly affect something more expensive.
ARBs and dynamic camber via castor are completely different things, but compliment each other accordingly.
RedRobin:
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Hi Mo,
Regarding info about the WALKs you'll find out quite a bit in this thread : -
Linky : - Whiteline Anti Lift Kit Review....
So far, no-one we know of here has experienced probs with the oem bushes when with WALKs. Some of us have fitted the Powerflex poly's simply as a preventative measure as there is a logic in transmitted forces transferring to the weaker (oem) bush. We are being over cautious perhaps but it's so easy to do the poly's while fitting the WALKs.
HTH :happy2:
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