arb diameter ?

[Schakal]

could anyone tell me the diameter of the anti roll bar
on a standard r5 gtt please ?

[Andrew Cooke]

19mm *I think*

[Alastair]

Iirc Phase 1 is 19mm, and Phase 2 are 23mm. If you want to upgrade there are a few available if you can find a decent scrappy. Williams/ 16v Clio are 25/26mm but require cutting down and a little bending to fit. I also heared that campus might be thicker too but can't confirm. Remember you will struggle to get a fatter on as the bushes leave little room. I found it easier with the subframe off the car, you can heat the ARB bushes in a bucket of boiling water to make it easier.

[Andrew Cooke]

Iirc Phase 1 is 19mm, and Phase 2 are 23mm. If you want to upgrade there are a few available if you can find a decent scrappy. Williams/ 16v Clio are 25/26mm but require cutting down and a little bending to fit. I also heared that campus might be thicker too but can't confirm. Remember you will struggle to get a fatter on as the bushes leave little room. I found it easier with the subframe off the car, you can heat the ARB bushes in a bucket of boiling water to make it easier.

all GTT ARB are the same, Williams is 21mm.

[Schakal]

Iirc Phase 1 is 19mm, and Phase 2 are 23mm. If you want to upgrade there are a few available if you can find a decent scrappy. Williams/ 16v Clio are 25/26mm but require cutting down and a little bending to fit. I also heared that campus might be thicker too but can't confirm. Remember you will struggle to get a fatter on as the bushes leave little room. I found it easier with the subframe off the car, you can heat the ARB bushes in a bucket of boiling water to make it easier.

i thought williams arb was 23mm and clio 16v was smaller ?

[Andrew Cooke]

correction to what I said above, just been into my shed to measure:

GTT 21mm
Williams 23mm
172 25mm

[Alastair]

Just checked powerflex website and they list 19 and 23 mm for the Gtt, Andy are you measuring overall diameter or just the metal under the rubber coating?

[Nayls]

One is defo bigger than the other! i ordered a set from raldes & got the wrong one's so had to return them.

[Andrew Cooke]

One is defo bigger than the other! i ordered a set from raldes & got the wrong one's so had to return them.

the inner brackets are different, early brackets are quite small, later ones are the same as clio etc

[Andrew Cooke]

Just checked powerflex website and they list 19 and 23 mm for the Gtt, Andy are you measuring overall diameter or just the metal under the rubber coating?

I'm measuring the diameter of the bar.

[5teve L]

I also was under the impression that some were smaller than the other... never found any though so maybe it was some early ph1's or they got confused with dini's ??

[Andrew Cooke]

early bushes:


can't find any late bushes

[Alastair]

correction to what I said above, just been into my shed to measure:

GTT 21mm
Williams 23mm
172 25mm

Thanks for measuring! So for future reference do we agree:
Ph1 19mm
Ph2 21mm
Williams 23mm
172 25mm
Campus - unknown.
16v - unknown.
all are bar diameter not overall Inc rubber coating.

[Andrew Cooke]

Thanks for measuring! So for future reference do we agree:
Ph1 19mm
Ph2 21mm
Williams 23mm
172 25mm
Campus - unknown.
16v - unknown.
all are bar diameter not overall Inc rubber coating.

I still say that all GTT are 21mm. The bar I measured was from an 86 car.

[Ian S]

I've had three subframes and ARB's on my 5GTT and the bars all measured the same. Could be they were all the same age. Started with an '88. Still got a phase one one there.

This has been discussed many times. IIRC each time it was agreed that the 5GTT bars were the same and I vaguely recall 21mm.

[Brigsy]

Thanks for measuring! So for future reference do we agree:
Ph1 19mm
Ph2 21mm
Williams 23mm
172 25mm
Campus - unknown.
16v - unknown.
all are bar diameter not overall Inc rubber coating.

Extra van 575 1.9d is 21mm also. Infact the only difference in the front suspension is beefed up hubs/shockers, look like the same size as clio 16v...

[Cabbage]

Anyone know what the ARB diameter on the 5 GTX/Monaco is?

[Schakal]

Anyone know what the ARB diameter on the 5 GTX/Monaco is?

being 1.7 engine ,it would be the same as turbo i believe .