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arb bullbar

Post by vitara guy »

hey is it possible for someone to post up some pics of how the arb bullbar is mounted to a swb vitara
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Post by dxkrazed »

Check out my thread. :D
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/sutra1589978.php#1589978
Guys on here say they don't even make one, but I was told by the guys at ARB that they do.
Image below is what the bullbar looks like on a vit
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Post by spamwell »

no they are saying they don't make one for the 2.0 update model vitara

they definitely make one for the 1.6 models as stated the 2.0 has a different chassis.

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Post by atari4x4 »

I own a 2.0L 4cyl Vitara & I have looked into modifying a LWB ARB bullbar to fit, they will NOT bolt on!!!
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Post by Toecutta »

LWB has a different front chassis rail and lower rad support
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Post by atari4x4 »

Toecutta wrote:LWB has a different front chassis rail and lower rad support
which is very similar to the J20a SWB, it's a fair bit narrower but it's a lot closer than the 1.6 SWB's
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Post by joeblow »

well..........i have a 2.0litre v6 chassis in the backyard, all i need is someone with pics of a 2.0litre four pot shorty with its bumper off to compare. if they look very similar i might get around to making an adaptor cradle for the 1.6 bar. :armsup:
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Post by Gwagensteve »

dxkrazed wrote:Check out my thread. :D
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/sutra1589978.php#1589978
Guys on here say they don't even make one, but I was told by the guys at ARB that they do.
Image below is what the bullbar looks like on a vit
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For crying out loud dxkrazed - some of "the guys on here who say they don't even make one" fawking work for ARB in Kilsyth, where they make the fawking bullbars. Trust me, they know what they make in their own factory.

1.6 carby, 1.6 efi and 2.0 vitara use RADICALLY different chassis. ARB do bars for 1.6 efi and 1.6 carby vitaras. They do not do bars for 2.0 litre vitaras.

vitara guy - they mount differently depending on whether you have an EFI or carby vitara.

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Post by suzukiboy »

Mines a 1.6 EFI SWB

Trying to find some pics of the mount points I took.

There is a difference in the 1.6 models, the front bar on mine is a tube and on others it is a flat bar.

With out bumper

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Post by joeblow »

suzukiboy, if its a round front bar than i would put my money on the swb 1.6 bar fitting even though yours is efi. the flat cross member is more of a late model thing which i'm trying to suss out.
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Post by cj »

Gwagensteve wrote:
dxkrazed wrote:Check out my thread. :D
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/sutra1589978.php#1589978
Guys on here say they don't even make one, but I was told by the guys at ARB that they do.
Image below is what the bullbar looks like on a vit
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For crying out loud dxkrazed - some of "the guys on here who say they don't even make one" fawking work for ARB in Kilsyth, where they make the fawking bullbars. Trust me, they know what they make in their own factory.

1.6 carby, 1.6 efi and 2.0 vitara use RADICALLY different chassis. ARB do bars for 1.6 efi and 1.6 carby vitaras. They do not do bars for 2.0 litre vitaras.

vitara guy - they mount differently depending on whether you have an EFI or carby vitara.

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I've had all 4 variations of the Vit, swb 1.6 carby, 1.6 efi lwb, 2.0 V6 lwb and 2.0 swb. The ARB 1.6 swb bar can be adapted to other variants but fabbing is required. It is a good bar though that can handle the abuse.
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Post by MUD-PIGSIERRA »

Heres photos of some Zuks wid 31's and ARB bars.

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Post by atari4x4 »

joeblow wrote:well..........i have a 2.0litre v6 chassis in the backyard, all i need is someone with pics of a 2.0litre four pot shorty with its bumper off to compare. if they look very similar i might get around to making an adaptor cradle for the 1.6 bar. :armsup:
Hey Joe, i'd be up for one of those! how hard would it be to make one to suit a 3" body lift?
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Post by atari4x4 »

dxkrazed wrote:Check out my thread. :D
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/sutra1589978.php#1589978
Guys on here say they don't even make one, but I was told by the guys at ARB that they do.
Image below is what the bullbar looks like on a vit

did you actually read anything that was posted in your thread? this was the first reply........ :roll:
joeblow wrote:ARB don't make a bar for the 2 litre swb, it has a different front chassis.
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Post by joeblow »

hey atari..thanks for the pic :armsup: ..........it looks exactly the same as the v6 chassis in the backyard. if you could pm me say the outside to outside chassis measurement i'll get on the case as currently my v6 has an alloy bar which i'm pissing off for an arb number. i'll get a couple made, i'll try the lwb and you can try the shorty version.
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Post by atari4x4 »

joeblow wrote:hey atari..thanks for the pic :armsup: ..........it looks exactly the same as the v6 chassis in the backyard. if you could pm me say the outside to outside chassis measurement i'll get on the case as currently my v6 has an alloy bar which i'm pissing off for an arb number. i'll get a couple made, i'll try the lwb and you can try the shorty version.
Hey Joe, I think I got those chassis measurement you were looking for. 847mm outside & 757mm inside..... I'd double check to see if they are the same as the v6 & to see if I can measure properly, it was late at night.

Are there plans for it to suit a 2" body lift? :armsup:
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