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    Mk2 Tarmac 4 Link Bars

    Hi All,

    In a bit of a predicament, have finally got round to putting my axle into place, and on the link bars that I have the axle seems to sit about an inch too far back...

    Now, I have the Grp4 HD 4 Link kit... Which is where I think my problems start, ie they are designed for rallying and my car is scraping rails. I have also read that their link bars are longer than usual. I have messaged them, but no reply.

    I have read a thread on here about Tarmac bars, but cannot see anywhere that sells them, or what length they would be.

    Any suggestions? Anyone else had this problem?

    Could someone else either give me the length of their bars (without the rose joint) or be able to point me to some dimensions?

    Thanks in advance

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    Re: Mk2 Tarmac 4 Link Bars

    It might depend on what axle brackets you have, were they bough complete with your 4 link kit?

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    Re: Mk2 Tarmac 4 Link Bars

    Quote Originally Posted by Forest_rallying View Post
    It might depend on what axle brackets you have, were they bough complete with your 4 link kit?
    Well, the axle came from 3J new with tarmac diamond brackets fitted, so may be worth me looking at that this evening and compare to the brackets that came with the kit. I walked away in disgust with it last night. One step forward two back and all that

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    Mk2 Tarmac 4 Link Bars

    Ok, double checked. The diamond brackets supplied are exactly the same as the ones fitted.

    My bars with the rose joint fully wound in are 25” eye to eye.

    Picture I found on here shows them to be 23.8”

    Any suggestions or just shorten the bars?


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    Re: Mk2 Tarmac 4 Link Bars

    I measured the bottom 4 link bar on my car and total length from centre to centre is approx 25 inches. If you need the length of the bar only I can measure it at the weekend.

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    Re: Mk2 Tarmac 4 Link Bars

    Thanks for measuring.. I'm now not sure if just need a new pair of glasses! Think I'm 15mm over, may have been I put the boxes at the swage line of the seat support, not the actual seat support

    Can be fixed by resizing the link bars

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