Chewy
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Evening all,
So we have a potential fitment issue with the 'Tegiwa 24mm Rear Anti Roll Bar ARB Kit', Maybe...
Basically I had an MOT advisory of play In drop links so I've decided to replace them all, I was initially going to throw on Hardrace drop links all round but decided to just put them on the front after a conservation with Tegiwa and finding out their ARB kit includes a pair of rose jointed drop links, I thought 'Bugger it' would be silly not to, seeing as I'd be wanting to change the ARB soon anyway... So done deal, Hard race up front, Tegiwa ARB kit at the back.
Fitment Issue Part 1;
Removed the old OEM drop links/OEM ARB and the bolts for the LCA's and decided to make sure the new tie bar would match up....It almost did...the top 2 bolt holes were slightly out of line once the new bolts for the LCA's had been put in, so with the mind set of after market parts never been 100% I extended the holes slightly, Pictured below to give a better understanding.
But yes, this worked a treat, No worries there then.
'Potential' Issue Part 2
With the Tie bar now held in place it was time to offer up the ARB and get it bolted into place...It almost did, Haha.
Basically once it was offered up to the correct position it would quite badly foul the OEM back box silencer, It was going to require at least an extra inch or so of clearance just to stop contact with the silencer and then a little more to ensure they wouldn't knock on each other during motion.
Here's pictures of the area it contacts;
So at the minute shes back to the previous OEM state and Lewis is a little bit sad.
I have been in contact with Tegiwa and provided the details and they will be looking into it, as it turns out I may be the first one in the UK to buy this for the DC5...
Hopefully Tegiwa will chime in here but at the minute, I'll update this with their response as it progresses, The information was only passed over to them this morning and the response I have had thus far is 'This has been passed to the directors'.
My next step is to source an alternative Backbox or Catback to see if that provides enough clearance to get it on, so a thread along those lines will be popping up shortly...
***Just to note***
This is not me slating Tegiwa or their products at all, I have purchased from them a few times previously and fitted some of their own products and everything has been spot on.
This is just me passing information on to follow members who may be considering purchasing this kit whilst still having their OEM exhaust (or sizable equivalent, Mugen Twin loop?) or backbox on, as at the minute. It will not fit.
I'm hoping an alternative exhaust system will allow the clearance required, It's just an expense I'd have rather avoided at the minute, but a return/refund probably won't be possible for the ARB kit seeing as I decided to respray the Tie bar before fitting...NICE.
Thanks for reading, I'll keep you posted.
Lewis and 'The Duchess'.
So we have a potential fitment issue with the 'Tegiwa 24mm Rear Anti Roll Bar ARB Kit', Maybe...
Basically I had an MOT advisory of play In drop links so I've decided to replace them all, I was initially going to throw on Hardrace drop links all round but decided to just put them on the front after a conservation with Tegiwa and finding out their ARB kit includes a pair of rose jointed drop links, I thought 'Bugger it' would be silly not to, seeing as I'd be wanting to change the ARB soon anyway... So done deal, Hard race up front, Tegiwa ARB kit at the back.
Fitment Issue Part 1;
Removed the old OEM drop links/OEM ARB and the bolts for the LCA's and decided to make sure the new tie bar would match up....It almost did...the top 2 bolt holes were slightly out of line once the new bolts for the LCA's had been put in, so with the mind set of after market parts never been 100% I extended the holes slightly, Pictured below to give a better understanding.
But yes, this worked a treat, No worries there then.
'Potential' Issue Part 2
With the Tie bar now held in place it was time to offer up the ARB and get it bolted into place...It almost did, Haha.
Basically once it was offered up to the correct position it would quite badly foul the OEM back box silencer, It was going to require at least an extra inch or so of clearance just to stop contact with the silencer and then a little more to ensure they wouldn't knock on each other during motion.
Here's pictures of the area it contacts;
So at the minute shes back to the previous OEM state and Lewis is a little bit sad.
I have been in contact with Tegiwa and provided the details and they will be looking into it, as it turns out I may be the first one in the UK to buy this for the DC5...
Hopefully Tegiwa will chime in here but at the minute, I'll update this with their response as it progresses, The information was only passed over to them this morning and the response I have had thus far is 'This has been passed to the directors'.
My next step is to source an alternative Backbox or Catback to see if that provides enough clearance to get it on, so a thread along those lines will be popping up shortly...
***Just to note***
This is not me slating Tegiwa or their products at all, I have purchased from them a few times previously and fitted some of their own products and everything has been spot on.
This is just me passing information on to follow members who may be considering purchasing this kit whilst still having their OEM exhaust (or sizable equivalent, Mugen Twin loop?) or backbox on, as at the minute. It will not fit.
I'm hoping an alternative exhaust system will allow the clearance required, It's just an expense I'd have rather avoided at the minute, but a return/refund probably won't be possible for the ARB kit seeing as I decided to respray the Tie bar before fitting...NICE.
Thanks for reading, I'll keep you posted.
Lewis and 'The Duchess'.
