Hi Mike
The 5mm of compensation was for the front cable, once this was used reached then the set up would need adjusting at the rear, the R53 system does not stretch therefore the ( 10mm ) adjustment on the front cable remains intact.
On the old OEM there was only 5mm as stated above with the R53 there is more equalising at the rear cables as you can see from the photo below.
The OEM chocolate mild steel one would only allow for a little equalisation then it would because of how it was made up start bending the bar off centre.
With the SSC and the R53 this could not happen as you can see in the photo's below, there is a little drawing graph of how the OEM one could equalise of centre before putting pressure on the top bar which also opened up so not really up to the job in my opinion.
The R53 is the solution I think Rover should have used, and certainly another alternative for members.
OEM & SSC
1
With the R53 included
2
3
Arctic
