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Old 6th May 2021, 16:21   #43
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Originally Posted by cbr1100xx View Post
Shouldn't be any difference in shock sizes,nor in the drop link so it might be your anti roll bar is twisted .
If the drop links are different lengths I would be returning them.
All gaps/distances should be identical on both sides.
Hi Stan,

Sorry, I haven't explained the situation very well. A photograph should help!



This is the OS strut. You can see the mounting hole for the ARB link on the left hand side. On the NS strut the hole is on the right.
The spring doesn't lie perfectly horizontally on its support, it rises gently upwards. If you measure the height of the ARB link's supporting channel, the left-hand side is shorter than the right, confirming that the spring wire is rising up a gradient. For two identical ARB links, this explains why there's clearance to fit a ring spanner on the right-hand mounting but not on the left.

I hope that's a clearer explanation.

Simon
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