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william127:
my 110 td5 dosent have a rear anti roll bar fitted, id like to get one at the lrw show this weekend as i also want to get some perfomance upgrades. is it worth getting an uprated one or the standard one? if an uprated one is better is a particular one recomended?

thanks, william

Sabo:
HI

I've got an old 110csw, took my rear anti roll bar off so I could get more articulation, especially as in Wales laning I went in a ditch and the roll bar reversed it self on the ball joints and wedged itself, if you ar going offroad I would leave it off, sure others have other ideas!

Dave

william127:
thanks, think i might not bother, or maybe get one and just put it on on long trips, as its just a nut and bolt job.

V8MoneyPit:
I took mine off the 110. Far less creaking and groaning when the axles were twisting. And I hardly noticed the difference on the road.

Saffy:
What's different in design about an uprated rear anti roll bar, polybushed or more to it?

I took the anti roll bar off my 110csw and like said you hardly would know the difference unless you tried to find it. I wanted to know what to expect so going hard around a roundabout I found the normal body roll would get to a point and then suddenly dive/pitch and could be a surprise to the unwary. With that in mind the anti-roll bar may be a benefit in extraordinary manoeuvres on the road at speed, like accident avoidance.
I didn't find much difference offroad around here with or without it. I think the gain in articulation is minimal, though I didn't specifically measure that difference so would like to see the figures of someone who has done that experiment.
I have since changed the roll of my truck from a heavy greenlaner to nano-expedition/medium greenlaner, so have put the rear anti-roll bar back on to help with the raised CG loading arrangement in the rear and roof rack. In that circumstance putting the bar back on was quite noticeable allowing a more relaxing ride at an increased speed. 

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