Support Team Shaun_E Posted March 3, 2006 Support Team Share Posted March 3, 2006 Just fitted my nice shiny Freestyle adjustaable front ARB (arrived this morning having ordered it yesterday ). I have a couple of slightly numptyish questions: 1. I assume that the stiff setting is with the blade vertical and soft when horizontal - is that correct? 2. Should I refit the rubber gaitors? Obviously will be OK on the "normal" end of the ARB but at the blade end the gaitor won't fit propoerly. Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 How easy was it to fit shaun? Carbon Components Here K9 Composites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwaters Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 You are correct - think of it as a ruler, if you hold it vertically and push on the end you can't bend it, but turn it horizontal and it becomes easier.... I fitted gaiters to the both ends and used a small cable tie to pull the rubber as close to the blade as possible. Phil Waters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 dont tighten the bushes up too much - or it will sieze under load . Its dead easy to fit Peter T 4 bolts here is C7 TOP Powered by Special K, Tweeked by this lunatic here South Wales AO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Polisher Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 To fit the rubber gaitor on the blade side you need to improvise with a split piece of soft rubber tube inserted in the gaitor otherwise the elements will soon destroy the plastic ball. You may find that the ARB squeeks as the fit of the bar in the nylon clamp blocks is rather tight. I fitted some 0.2mm thick circular shims between the split blocks. Dave H. Mad about S77ENS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted March 4, 2006 Author Support Team Share Posted March 4, 2006 Cheers folks. Will slacken the bushes off a bit and refit the gaitors. It is dead easy to fit - just needs a bit of force to bend it to get the ball joints in. I found it easier with the car jacked up so the suspension droops. Best to get the nylon blocks between the roll bar and the chassis just before it slips into the sockets on the upper wishbones. Oh and it weighs less than the green (18mm) bar I removed! Yellow SL #32 Edited by - Shaun_E on 4 Mar 2006 10:45:52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankyknuckles Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Relative to the CC anti rollbars, how soft and how stiff does the freestyle arb adjust? www.R300.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 I reckon the front Freestyle bar (on full soft) is slightly stiffer than a Caterham 1/2" bar .On full stiff the freestyle bar is as stiff as a real stiff thing at the siffest thing of the year awards The rear freestyle bar on full soft feels simliar to a 3/8 Caterham bar on setting number 2 (thats 2 from full soft) I havent tried the rear freestyle bar on full stiff . They do feel to have a good range of adjustment Edited by - Dave Jackson on 6 Mar 2006 07:52:54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankyknuckles Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 eh? If the Freestyle bar is stiffer (on full soft) than the CC Orange bar (the softest option from CC), and the Freestyle recommendation for their road track spring rates is Orange CC bar, then the two componants are not compatible? I was hoping that the Freestyle fron arb would allow me a softer option for wet and damp conditions that the 'fixed' Orange bar. Similarly for the rear, if I want sofer options, then I'm better off with the CC rear arb ? www.R300.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 slightly stiffer and I mean slightly if you back off the dampers the car is like a boat with the softest setting - do you have adjustable dampers Franky ? There is a further option to make it all softer ....... disconnect them takes 2 minutes on the front and 30 seconds on the rear here is C7 TOP Powered by Special K, Tweeked by this lunatic here South Wales AO Edited by - Dave Jackson on 6 Mar 2006 09:36:40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted March 6, 2006 Author Support Team Share Posted March 6, 2006 I have started off with it on full stiff as I am used to an 18mm green ARB. I haven't driven it much yet and the car doesn't feel any different. I will progressively soften it until I find a setup that I like. Of course this may all change when my Nitrons arrive 😬. Freestyle make 2 front ARBS - the one I have just bought and a stiffer one for racers. Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankyknuckles Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Dave - I don't have adjustable dampers. www.R300.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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