Setting adjustable sway bar links - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Im_SPEED · 09-26-2012, 11:27 PM

So i just got adjustbale front sway bar links i have been looking around how how i sould set them and what characteristics will change from long to short.car is not a DD mostly just an autocross car.

spiller · 09-27-2012, 07:43 AM

the link should be perfectly perpendicular to the sway bar (i.e. bolts not on funny angles) when the suspension is loaded with the car on the ground.

Racecomp Engineering · 09-27-2012, 10:25 AM

You want the endlinks to just line up with the swaybar holes with the car on the ground. The idea is to remove preload from the system.

- Andrew

Whiteline · 10-01-2012, 09:12 PM

There is no performance gain from being long or short it is more about clearance etc when cars are at different heights. The fact is even if longer or shorter the lever rate and deflection of the sway bar are the same we have tested this many times on our deflection testing machine.

The other advantage of the links is that you can make sure there is no preload from side to side . When fitting the bar both sides should fit with no load just straight in the hole with ease.

09-26-2012, 11:27 PM	#1
Im_SPEED Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FRS hot lava Location: Oregon Posts: 151 Thanks: 9 Thanked 32 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Setting adjustable sway bar links So i just got adjustbale front sway bar links i have been looking around how how i sould set them and what characteristics will change from long to short.car is not a DD mostly just an autocross car.

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09-27-2012, 07:43 AM	#2
spiller Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: JZA70 Supra, Lancer Evo 5, 86 GTS Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 337 Thanks: 33 Thanked 30 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	the link should be perfectly perpendicular to the sway bar (i.e. bolts not on funny angles) when the suspension is loaded with the car on the ground.

09-27-2012, 10:25 AM	#3
Racecomp Engineering Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2016 BRZ, 2012 Paris Di2 & 2018 STI Location: Severn, MD Posts: 5,408 Thanks: 3,420 Thanked 7,242 Times in 2,963 Posts Mentioned: 303 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	You want the endlinks to just line up with the swaybar holes with the car on the ground. The idea is to remove preload from the system. - Andrew

10-01-2012, 09:12 PM	#4
Whiteline Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: ft86 Location: Somersby Nsw Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	There is no performance gain from being long or short it is more about clearance etc when cars are at different heights. The fact is even if longer or shorter the lever rate and deflection of the sway bar are the same we have tested this many times on our deflection testing machine. The other advantage of the links is that you can make sure there is no preload from side to side . When fitting the bar both sides should fit with no load just straight in the hole with ease.

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