Fitting a Whiteline Rear Anti Roll Bar and rear axle polybushes to my Astra VXR, after a failed MOT!
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@sulaimanvoegt4146 Жыл бұрын
Keep the VXR content coming 👌 ✨️ Loving the video's 💯 South Africa 🇿🇦 Cape Town
@lewisdeanclark4091 Жыл бұрын
Great video mate done my bushes new bolts and everything else including new beanm so about to add arb this week 🙏🏽🙏🏽
@williamyoulad7064 Жыл бұрын
Great vid pal, good upgrades to! Go well with that LSD 🎉🎉
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! Honestly such an improvement and complements the diff perfectly. I'd love to get a track day in to test it out properly but wanting to sort a quieter exhaust and a map first 😅
@markymark3295 Жыл бұрын
Good job mate it's definitely overdue on mine 👍
@rizaanjappie Жыл бұрын
Excellent work. I'm surprised these cars did not come with a rear anti roll bar from the factory
@JS-ri2rxАй бұрын
Good effort well done
@darrenmicklewright2008 Жыл бұрын
I can remember doing my rarb and my rear axle bolts was seriously rusted on and took a good few hours of back and forth force to get them off. A well worth mod though and would hate to drive a vxr without 1 now after feeling the difference
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
Yes it's definitely one of those mods that completely transforms the car!
@Yodaracing1 Жыл бұрын
Well done mate deffo on my to do list getting the stock bushes off deffo looked a pain haha
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
Definitely worth getting it out of the way, it's a bit of effort but then you only have to do it once 😅 drives like a brand new car after honestly!
@Yodaracing1
Жыл бұрын
@@JamesBalazs haha that’s very true mate will deffo look into getting them swapped out after mapping as that’s taking up all my funds 😂😂
@leewinney2449 Жыл бұрын
This is on my to do list for tomorrow morning, along with fitting eibach pros all round. How long did it take you to do this?
@Rehbraun Жыл бұрын
13:13 hello, normaly they had not to grease because of its special inlay. I dont know why you have the old brackets with the screw is not welded on the bracket which holds the roll bar. Maybe the bushes there have to be greased I don’t know. The actual roll bar has a piece of paper inside the package who they talk about not to grease because of their special inlay material inside the hole. I haven’t greased it up on mine 😀
@SimbaUchihaa5 ай бұрын
Did you ever do a review for this bar?
@nosaint0111 ай бұрын
do you have a part number for the rear bushes?
@magellan3xxx Жыл бұрын
This mod I want too to my OPC1. But bushes I will choose Meyle HD. A bit stiffer than OE but PU bushes a bit not important. Too stiff for my driving style. :) You're really lucky with that how easily came out.
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
It looked easy in the video but trust me it took hours to get each side out! The magic of editing 😉
@CJ-ms2uz11 ай бұрын
how it feel at the comer ? wonder
@colinguerrieria8374 Жыл бұрын
You guys need the bigger rear brakes and vented off the vectra vxr best upgrade i did with 345mm brembo fronts
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
Will be hopefully doing KSport 356mm 8 pot fronts, and Vec rears next year after I find the limits of my MTEC/EBC stock size setup on track 😅
@colinguerrieria8374
Жыл бұрын
@@JamesBalazs stay away from k sports mate i swapped mine for brembo
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
@@colinguerrieria8374 really mate? What was the issue with them?
@colinguerrieria8374
Жыл бұрын
@@JamesBalazs because there more pistons there more brake fuild flow though them so the pistons dont press as hard mate where with 4 pots theres not to many to flow the fluids through mate my car at spec j motorsport atm mate fully forging uprated gears wave trac lsd bigger end casing poly bushes sub frame cat cam 1050cc injectors 90mm maf highflow radiator with twin spat fans stage 3 airtec intercooler full 3 inch piper exhaust custom made manifold garrett G25-550 turbo i replaced all bearings all shocks and springs poly bush arms rear ploy bush sub frame cars practically beem rebuild underneath im over 20 k in it now pal and i can't wait to get it back
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
@@colinguerrieria8374 sounds awesome, you'll have to stick a clip of it on your KZread when it's done 😁 yeah I've heard more pistons you need a bigger master cylinder as the pressures get too low, will have to look into whether that's possible without changing too much
@guyhorner8165 Жыл бұрын
Id love to see a wheel refurb, mine our horrendous, just need to see a fellow VXR owner do it themselves which will give me the impetus to get off my fat ass & do it myself 😀 Having them powder coated is of course the best way but expensive.
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
I'm so tempted to do it, mine have loads of scrapes from previous owners so they look awful at the moment. But having painted a few bits for my cars now, I know I'd likely not get it perfect, and that might annoy me as much as the missing paint that's already there 😅
@ALs_Autos Жыл бұрын
Ur left afl's cockeyed the same as mine, had some water in it and ended up fucked 😄 subbed mate from one vxr owner to another
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
It's not just me with wonky AFLs then! I think whoever retrofitted them just used adapter looms and didn't add the headlight controller or level sensor, so they don't self level or turn with the steering. The beams are correct at least though 😅
@ALs_Autos
Жыл бұрын
@@JamesBalazs yea mines are the same mate mines were fine until one ended up chipped and leaked some water in I took the light off and forced the beam straight again 😄
@markymark3295 Жыл бұрын
How long did it take you to fit it mate ?
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
The RARB can be done in a couple of hours at most going steady, including getting the car on stands, wheels off and back on etc (but I already had it in the air from doing the bushings so couldn't say for sure). Bushings took hours and hours to hammer out though!
@markymark3295
Жыл бұрын
@James Balazs got the garage to do them mate took 3 hours cant believe the difference
Пікірлер: 36
Keep the VXR content coming 👌 ✨️ Loving the video's 💯 South Africa 🇿🇦 Cape Town
Great video mate done my bushes new bolts and everything else including new beanm so about to add arb this week 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Great vid pal, good upgrades to! Go well with that LSD 🎉🎉
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! Honestly such an improvement and complements the diff perfectly. I'd love to get a track day in to test it out properly but wanting to sort a quieter exhaust and a map first 😅
Good job mate it's definitely overdue on mine 👍
Excellent work. I'm surprised these cars did not come with a rear anti roll bar from the factory
Good effort well done
I can remember doing my rarb and my rear axle bolts was seriously rusted on and took a good few hours of back and forth force to get them off. A well worth mod though and would hate to drive a vxr without 1 now after feeling the difference
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
Yes it's definitely one of those mods that completely transforms the car!
Well done mate deffo on my to do list getting the stock bushes off deffo looked a pain haha
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
Definitely worth getting it out of the way, it's a bit of effort but then you only have to do it once 😅 drives like a brand new car after honestly!
@Yodaracing1
Жыл бұрын
@@JamesBalazs haha that’s very true mate will deffo look into getting them swapped out after mapping as that’s taking up all my funds 😂😂
This is on my to do list for tomorrow morning, along with fitting eibach pros all round. How long did it take you to do this?
13:13 hello, normaly they had not to grease because of its special inlay. I dont know why you have the old brackets with the screw is not welded on the bracket which holds the roll bar. Maybe the bushes there have to be greased I don’t know. The actual roll bar has a piece of paper inside the package who they talk about not to grease because of their special inlay material inside the hole. I haven’t greased it up on mine 😀
Did you ever do a review for this bar?
do you have a part number for the rear bushes?
This mod I want too to my OPC1. But bushes I will choose Meyle HD. A bit stiffer than OE but PU bushes a bit not important. Too stiff for my driving style. :) You're really lucky with that how easily came out.
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
It looked easy in the video but trust me it took hours to get each side out! The magic of editing 😉
how it feel at the comer ? wonder
You guys need the bigger rear brakes and vented off the vectra vxr best upgrade i did with 345mm brembo fronts
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
Will be hopefully doing KSport 356mm 8 pot fronts, and Vec rears next year after I find the limits of my MTEC/EBC stock size setup on track 😅
@colinguerrieria8374
Жыл бұрын
@@JamesBalazs stay away from k sports mate i swapped mine for brembo
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
@@colinguerrieria8374 really mate? What was the issue with them?
@colinguerrieria8374
Жыл бұрын
@@JamesBalazs because there more pistons there more brake fuild flow though them so the pistons dont press as hard mate where with 4 pots theres not to many to flow the fluids through mate my car at spec j motorsport atm mate fully forging uprated gears wave trac lsd bigger end casing poly bushes sub frame cat cam 1050cc injectors 90mm maf highflow radiator with twin spat fans stage 3 airtec intercooler full 3 inch piper exhaust custom made manifold garrett G25-550 turbo i replaced all bearings all shocks and springs poly bush arms rear ploy bush sub frame cars practically beem rebuild underneath im over 20 k in it now pal and i can't wait to get it back
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
@@colinguerrieria8374 sounds awesome, you'll have to stick a clip of it on your KZread when it's done 😁 yeah I've heard more pistons you need a bigger master cylinder as the pressures get too low, will have to look into whether that's possible without changing too much
Id love to see a wheel refurb, mine our horrendous, just need to see a fellow VXR owner do it themselves which will give me the impetus to get off my fat ass & do it myself 😀 Having them powder coated is of course the best way but expensive.
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
I'm so tempted to do it, mine have loads of scrapes from previous owners so they look awful at the moment. But having painted a few bits for my cars now, I know I'd likely not get it perfect, and that might annoy me as much as the missing paint that's already there 😅
Ur left afl's cockeyed the same as mine, had some water in it and ended up fucked 😄 subbed mate from one vxr owner to another
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
It's not just me with wonky AFLs then! I think whoever retrofitted them just used adapter looms and didn't add the headlight controller or level sensor, so they don't self level or turn with the steering. The beams are correct at least though 😅
@ALs_Autos
Жыл бұрын
@@JamesBalazs yea mines are the same mate mines were fine until one ended up chipped and leaked some water in I took the light off and forced the beam straight again 😄
How long did it take you to fit it mate ?
@JamesBalazs
Жыл бұрын
The RARB can be done in a couple of hours at most going steady, including getting the car on stands, wheels off and back on etc (but I already had it in the air from doing the bushings so couldn't say for sure). Bushings took hours and hours to hammer out though!
@markymark3295
Жыл бұрын
@James Balazs got the garage to do them mate took 3 hours cant believe the difference
Then whiteline drop links n lower arms
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