340 and 360 Anti-Roll Bars

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340 and 360 Anti-Roll Bars

Post by Attack2001 » 10 Jan 2012 11:18 pm

I think im getting towards the bottom of the list of questions lol :oops: Well, now it would appear that because mine is an early mk2 1.4. It has a cross member with the engine mounts underneath the engine. I've got the newer style crossmember but ive been reliably informed im now going to need a newer style ARB to go with it. My mates got a late 360, saloon if its make any difference. Would the anti-roll bar off that fit or do i need to specifically find a mk3 1.7 arb? Thanks for any help, again :lol: Thomas................
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Re: 340 and 360 Anti-Roll Bars

Post by jon-ovlov » 10 Jan 2012 11:30 pm

AFAIK the 360 have a different drop link set-up to the 1.4 and 1.7 engined 340s. I guess it could be adapted to fit, but its a bit of a hassle.
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Re: 340 and 360 Anti-Roll Bars

Post by Nimminz » 10 Jan 2012 11:45 pm

late 360's use drop links that go onto the strut housing, a bracket could be made but might be a hasstle. AFAIK all others (340's and earlier 360's) use the link pin that goes into the bottom arm with rubber bushes.

Not sure what the earlier crossmember is like but i would have guessed the ARB mounts would be the same?
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Re: 340 and 360 Anti-Roll Bars

Post by Attack2001 » 11 Jan 2012 12:09 am

I think it was jon-ovlov that told me on facebook. Apparently the early mk2 1.4 ARB is a different layout to the later mk3's. So i need to use a 1.7 or an early 360 one? How much should i be expecting to pay for one as im still new so dont know the prices of things yet :P Thomas...............
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Re: 340 and 360 Anti-Roll Bars

Post by Chris_C » 11 Jan 2012 11:49 am

Attack2001 wrote:I think it was jon-ovlov that told me on facebook. Apparently the early mk2 1.4 ARB is a different layout to the later mk3's. So i need to use a 1.7 or an early 360 one? How much should i be expecting to pay for one as im still new so dont know the prices of things yet :P Thomas...............
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Re: 340 and 360 Anti-Roll Bars

Post by jon-ovlov » 11 Jan 2012 12:44 pm

yeah Chris is right. Mine was an early mk2. I've got the old ARB somewhere, so I can grab a pic and you can compare. Mine was definitely different to the 1.7 one though. What year is your MK2? got mine off Adam (340GLT) on here, I got it for £15 summat like that. Wasn't expensive at all to be fair.
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Post by Attack2001 » 11 Jan 2012 02:35 pm

Ah ok, a picture would be good cheers as its a bit hard for me to see mine, its on the car lol Then i can compare it against any others i find :) The cars a 1984 B-reg 1.4. It has the Renix ignition so im guessing its the later '84 version? Thomas.................
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Re: 340 and 360 Anti-Roll Bars

Post by jon-ovlov » 11 Jan 2012 06:29 pm

Mines a B reg too. So you'll have the same ARB as I did, the older one. 1.7 ARB is your best bet then.
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