Indyz12
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- Sep 18, 2009
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- West Midlands
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- 89 300CE, 83 500SEC, 93 500SEL, 91 500SL, 92 500SL, 94 500SL, 94 SEC600, 02 E320cdi, 98 C240, 98 SLK
Hi Guys. Ive seen many threads that mention the roll bar upgrade.
I have an eibach roll bar that i got really cheap. Its 27.5mm all the way through.
If i put the bar next to my original one, it seems slightly miss shaped, and when i go to mount it, i can get the mounting done on the wishbones, but the mounting brackets on the chassis legs are such that if it was even possible to get the bar mounted, the sump is in the way. Ive tried mounting the bracket 180 deg, which gets it closer to the bar, but still too high to mount as it will hit the sump.
1. Are there special sportline mountings that are longer to accomodate the sports bar or is the bar just badly manufactured?
2. Maybe i need to relpace my engine mounts to raise the engine (they dont seem to be shot tho)
My car is a 1989, with a M103.
Will post images soon
I have an eibach roll bar that i got really cheap. Its 27.5mm all the way through.
If i put the bar next to my original one, it seems slightly miss shaped, and when i go to mount it, i can get the mounting done on the wishbones, but the mounting brackets on the chassis legs are such that if it was even possible to get the bar mounted, the sump is in the way. Ive tried mounting the bracket 180 deg, which gets it closer to the bar, but still too high to mount as it will hit the sump.
1. Are there special sportline mountings that are longer to accomodate the sports bar or is the bar just badly manufactured?
2. Maybe i need to relpace my engine mounts to raise the engine (they dont seem to be shot tho)
My car is a 1989, with a M103.
Will post images soon