VTS / VTR Rear Axels? Are they the same?

[Fastlad]

Tried lowering the rear of the car and the bars are well seized!!

Looked through all the guides, carried them out to the tee, tried but no joy - I have a VTR axel in the garage which is ready to re conned with bearings etc so i can do a straight swap once it done but before i spend time doing it i need to make sure that all the VTS components transfer straight over

Cheers for any replys

[sexy_gt]

bigger hammer!

nah seriously slide hammer and loads of wd40. soak over night. it will come loose in the end!

if not bigger hammer :) just dont knock the arm off the beam. makes more work if it does. this is when people get these wrong.

[sexy_gt]

oh lol and not sure if theyre the same. i think they all have the bias valve. it could be the arb thats small on a vtr?

ive got a vtr and vts beam here. will check tomorrow. theyre both disc beams for sure tho ;)

[Fastlad]

Nice one - its well cheesing me off! it needs lowering NOWWWWW!!

[danvtr17]

it's just the ABS components that need swapping over

[sexy_gt]

^^ cheers.

ive got a vtr to lower saturday. will find out about the arb then at the same time.

[Fastlad]

Cheers for the confirmation

[sexy_gt]

ive just pullerd apart a vtr beam for lowering and bearings. the cars a 98 vtr on a S-reg. it had a 20mm rear arb. 2mm off a vts (22).

cheers
stew

[Gordon]

Along the same lines, does anyone know if the R's front ARB is softer than the S or is it just the rear?

[sexy_gt]

ive got both cars in my yard. i can check for you. id imagine vtr to be 18-20mm.

[Fastlad]

ive just pullerd apart a vtr beam for lowering and bearings. the cars a 98 vtr on a S-reg. it had a 20mm rear arb. 2mm off a vts (22).

cheers
stew

So the VTS rear beam would be stiffer with thicker ARB / Torsion bars?

Am i talking sense?