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Originally Posted by RJasonKlein
@ Captain Snooze I appreciate the feedback - are the variables related to geometry tied to clearance issues as the wheel goes through its stroke or just getting the optimal mechanical advantage for the bar itself? [1] How do l determine it to figure out what length endlink I need? [2] |
1/ I was thinking for the best working condition the angle the sway bar made with the endlink should be more than... stuff it... see my back of the envelope diagram:
This is with the car on the ground. With the Whiteline endlinks the angle the endlinks made with the swaybar would pass through 90 degrees (which is the best mechanical advantage). With other endlinks the angle started out less than 90 degrees and only got smaller*.
2/ I don't remember how it was worked out. I had my car at a friend's workshop. We had it up and down on a hoist figuring it out but I don't remember the method.
3/ I do remember after the sway bar was set to the position I was happy with the end of the (Eibach) sway was making contact with the lca. This was fixed by grinding the ends of the say bar so they no longer made contact. Nail polish was used here
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* NOTE WELL
I may have got the angles wrong. That is, my problem may have been that the angle between the endlink and sway started out more than 90 degrees and only became larger. If that is the case just swap the smileys on the diagram. The issue was under working conditions the sway bar never passed through 90 degrees with the endlink.
I hope this makes sense.