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Pulling the fuse does not tell you what a properly set up factory non ace is like....different roll bars. I find with dobo heavy springs and billie shocks the handling is excellent. I know that ACE gives a little more artic off road than a stock non ace though but there isnt much in it. Its a very clever system i would keep if i had it as long as it was reasonable to maintain.
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Pulling the fuse or such either locks the ace bars or makes them floppy. Neither simulates the difference between ace and no ace, more like ace locked on or no stabiliser at all.
I drove with no stabilisers connected at all (on original shocks), then just the front fitted then the rear as well. The non ace bars do plenty.
I removed the SLS as well :o
Regards
There are different default modes for different system faults, fuse out = no ignition feed = "locked bars" condition which is IMO min. 95% the same with conventional anti roll(from personal testing compared with factory non-ACE one); in this condition the actuator is locked by even oil pressure from both sides of it which makes it like a "bold" torsion bar cos the rest 3/4 of the bar is the same. Floppy will become only in case of DCV stuck open then it's like a small boat on a wavy ocean cos the fluid circulates free from one actuator to the other
anyway, especially if you have a roof rack and used to travel with the car well loaded the ACE is brilliant in curves at higher speeds ... this little video is relevant IMO(without ACE, on normal anti-roll the D2 being a bit taller would lean more than the others) [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4opZF1mDjM[/ame]
IMO if you can afford you better fix it than convert it... a full set of new pipes or two new actuators are cheaper than the conversion kit and much less labour, all the other faults are also less expensive cos the most common is the pressure transducer and the ebay is full of perfectly functional pumps, ECUs and valve blocks due to that conversion hysteria as i saw many cases when the owner decided to convert it due to only one leaking pipe:mad:
everybody's choice though
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Yeh I realise pulling the fuse does not simulate a static sway bar, it was just a point that you could see how the d2 handles sans sway bar with what ever current set up you have.