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timrud_

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17th Sep 05 at 23:40

Juts bought some AVO Coilovers off Macca SXi. Cheers mate they are spot on, wouldn't hesitiate to buy from you again!

Anyway got round to getting them on today, think I'll probably buy some different springs for them of a higher poundage as our roads round here are just crap.

On our way home toinght and feels a major clunk like I've run over a mountain, but there is nothing in the road ROFL.

Struggled to stop from 20mph and steering was a no go!

Quick check and though fuck it I'll get it home, not far, just got round the corner then the steering totally gave up, as did braking. Luckily not going quick again.

Quick investigation shows a broken TIE BAR!

My mate who was with us knows his beans about vauxhalls as he said hes never known one snap. Suppose thats what you get for shoving 300bhp through things designed for 60bhp....

So lucky that we the car wasn't tramming along when it decided to shit itself as me and my passengers could very well be dead now

So all you decent power LET owners go and check yours, they could go at anytime!

Matt H

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17th Sep 05 at 23:42

*Panics*

corsa_godfather

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17th Sep 05 at 23:45

holy fuck

timrud_

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17th Sep 05 at 23:45

Seriiously if that goes at any speed your just heading where the cars wants to go weather you like it or not, no driver is saving it! I'm deffo a lucky boy!

Graeme

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17th Sep 05 at 23:48

ok stupid question but i bet a load of ppl will be wondering it, what is the tie bar?

but lucky u also!!

corsa_godfather

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17th Sep 05 at 23:48

u must b doin sumthn right in your life

glad ur ok anyways,is it repairable yes?

corsaandy

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18th Sep 05 at 06:32

goes from hub to front of the car and the arb bolts to it

Cybermonkey

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18th Sep 05 at 08:34

shit thats pretty major eeeeek

willay

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18th Sep 05 at 08:38

quote:
Originally posted by Matt H

*Panics*

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18th Sep 05 at 09:11

What tie bars do they run on rally Corsa's?

TOMAS

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18th Sep 05 at 09:21

Thats pretty major!! Tie bar is solid bar of steel, must take a HELL of a lot to break one. I had a tie bar bush break a while ago at 40mph with similar scarry results!

Tim, make sure you've not bent the wishbone or cracked/bent the wishbone chassis mounting as its VERY easy to do this once tie bar is not, well, tieing. I got away with it in my case but only because I braked VERY gently and did not drive the car once it had gone.

Was yours suffering from bad rot, im really struggling to see how you broke a good one, even with emense power - as the tie bar is very strong indeed. Would have thought you'd bust the bottom ball joints before busting that.

Anyhow well dont you hardcore nutter

[Edited on 18-09-2005 by TOMAS]

timrud_

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18th Sep 05 at 09:26

I got it recovered back to my mates house who looks after the car, he will give it the full check over.....

It only broke its last set of bottom ball joints not long ago.... hmmm...

The car has been up in the air and had a lot of work done in the last 2 weeks, so if serious rot was setting in, it would of got spotted?? Also just had its MOT.

Anyway it will get checked over today and I'll let you all know the damage!

Stoneyginger

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18th Sep 05 at 10:53

tie bar i would have thought would not have caused a problem as i have removed my one for handling improvement. is it not track rod end's or something that has snapped. I am just a little confused

timrud_

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18th Sep 05 at 11:33

We had a good gander underneith, I'll find out in a bit whats gone!

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18th Sep 05 at 11:37

quote:
Originally posted by Stoneyginger
tie bar i would have thought would not have caused a problem as i have removed my one for handling improvement. is it not track rod end's or something that has snapped. I am just a little confused

You removed your tie bars for handling reasons

You sure you don't mean your anti-roll bar?

broster

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18th Sep 05 at 11:37

quote:
Originally posted by Stoneyginger
tie bar i would have thought would not have caused a problem as i have removed my one for handling improvement. is it not track rod end's or something that has snapped. I am just a little confused

i suspect you removed the anti roll bar not the tie bar........

Stoneyginger

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18th Sep 05 at 11:42

aaaaaaaaaah thats the one

im having a drunk moment

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18th Sep 05 at 11:45

timrud_

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18th Sep 05 at 12:13

Haha!

Thats another thing I've just put on the car, some ARB's..... could that of contributed? Surely not?

dirtydan

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18th Sep 05 at 12:17

whats a tie bar? :s

CorsAsh

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18th Sep 05 at 12:29

I broke the tie bar on my 1.2 8v, however it did involve a fence, a bmw, and some bumpy ground...

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18th Sep 05 at 13:48

It's the solid steel bar in the background with the blue tape on it...

Holds your suspension together

timrud_

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18th Sep 05 at 13:49

Or not as in my case ROFL

Kif

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18th Sep 05 at 13:51

Didnt realise how much that did

U were lucky then mate

Ian

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18th Sep 05 at 14:06

Must have taken a knock, or been jacked on or something, they don't just snap unless they're weakened.

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