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#1: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Triggerfish PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 11:33 am
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When the car sits on the ground normally, on four wheels.....Is the ARB (anti roll bar) level all round? or should it be angled?

ie. Is the ARB level all around where the end piece joints onto the drop link is at the same height of the ARB bushes?

The problems is I have always noticed that my car ARB is angled downwards towards the front end.....???

Advice anyone?

#2: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Steve206, Location: UK PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:32 pm
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Sounds about right.

#3: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Triggerfish PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 4:18 pm
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So in that case, the car's height had been higher than normal then....for the last few years then?.....isn't that strange?????.....can't understand that?

I wonder if the shocks had been frozen at a fixed level.....and just two days ago, it just fell lower into the rightful level.....is that even possible?

#4: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Steve206, Location: UK PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:56 pm
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It's supposed to angle downwards.

#5: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Triggerfish PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 6:04 pm
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Now am really confused!!

I have also seen some videos on youtube showing a 206, while on its 4 wheels, it does show that the ARB is in fact level!! Someone else on this site also noted it is level on my other thread earlier......yet, I've had the car some 6 years now and as far as I know, it has always been angled downwards!!.....approx 30 degrees.

Am interested on what other members say about this.....is your 206 ARB level or angled?

#6: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: V9977, Location: Athens, Greece PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 2:50 am
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Have the drop links ever been replaced or are they the original ones?

#7: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Steve206, Location: UK PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:05 am
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I think you need to post a picture

#8: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Addaz, Location: Suffolk PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:06 am
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I work at peugeot main stealers, they are angled from the outset

#9: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Edward, Location: In the garage PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 4:44 am
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Just checked mine again. 100% level but then it is lowered 30mm. Not going to make a massive difference to the ARB angle.

#10: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Triggerfish PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 4:51 am
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V9977 wrote:
Have the drop links ever been replaced or are they the original ones?
Can't be sure, I think it has been changed some 3 years ago, not 100% sure tbh.

Check this video guys on Youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?...A45F91501E

00:27.....ARB level on 4 wheels.
00:44.....ARB level.
03:19.....ARB level on wheels.
05:03.....ARB level.
07:00.....ARB clearly level on both sides.
07:30.....ARB level.

How do you place an image on here anyway?, do you need something like photobucket or something, can it not be done directly from my computer?.....so I can show you my ANGLED ARB.

#11: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Triggerfish PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:23 am
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Image showing angled ARB: (image taken 1 month ago)
s876.photobucket.com/u...e.png.html

Any comments anyone?

(edit)
The more I think about this, the more I think the ARB should be in fact level.....and not angled.

Being angled means the control arm is angled too, the bushes are constantly put under pressure downwards. This would limit the life of the control arm bushes itself.

Being level means the control arm is also level and the bushes has no pressure. So it absorbs/allows the differences on the road bumps.

So as the ARB is linked to the drop link, it is therefore connected to the shock absorber/springs itself which is acting a downward pressure to absorb the road bumps. So the only conclusion from this is the shocks were putting more pressure downwards than normal hence the ARB were angled downwards. The shocks must have been frozen at a certain level.

#12: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Steve206, Location: UK PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:19 am
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From your picture I would say normal. When it drys I'll take a picture of mine.

#13: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: V9977, Location: Athens, Greece PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:06 pm
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Measure the drop link lengths from end to end.

#14: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Triggerfish PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:14 pm
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V9977 wrote:
Measure the drop link lengths from end to end.
The drop link measure at 340mm. (13.5 inches)

Please note, 2 days ago, the ARB was level!!.....hence am asking here.....what is normal?

#15: Re: ARB levels.....is this normal? Author: Triggerfish PostPosted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 4:18 am
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Seen 3 Peugeot 206 this morning, on the ground on 4 wheels, their ARB are all level!!



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