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Re: Swaybar strut bushings - Nylon for Less deflection?
[Re: TC@HP2]
#2381844
10/04/17 04:13 PM
10/04/17 04:13 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 350
central IL
myduster360
enthusiast
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enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 350
central IL
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McMaster-Carr, 932 bronze bearing tube, .25" wall, 1" diameter, 3" long, $9.62. Cut them into .25" thick pucks, replace bushing, bolt down. Replaced every 12-18 months. https://www.mcmaster.com/#bronze/=19o1phq Seems like a few degrees of body roll will bend & snap the bolt in short order. I seriously doubt it'd last a few days let alone a few weeks. There's good reason why every sway bar link on the planet can pivot about at least 1 of its attachment points. Unless you K-Car the end of the swaybar, the links have to be free to move without binding.
Last edited by myduster360; 10/04/17 04:14 PM.
1972 Swinger 3.6L Pentastar
Diablo CMR tuner
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Re: Swaybar strut bushings - Nylon for Less deflection?
[Re: Supercuda]
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10/05/17 10:10 AM
10/05/17 10:10 AM
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Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 19,310
north of coder
moparx
"Butt Crack Bob"
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"Butt Crack Bob"
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 19,310
north of coder
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Do you know how stock Mopar endlinks attach?
throwing something out there. is there enough length on the sway bar arms to cut off the factory ends, then mill the remaining ends 90 degrees with corresponding holes to accommodate a "tie rod" style end ? i realize this small amount of shortening will affect the bar rate. the control arm mount could easily be fabbed to utilize this style of mount, and compensate for shortening of the bar.  Yeah, you can do that. It gets well outside the realm of cheap though. I don't have a mill so I can buy one and learn how to use it or I can find a competent machine shop and pay them to do it. I can shorten stock Viper end links with my current tool and skill set and wallet contents. i keep forgetting i have an advantage over most, because of my 42+yr machinist skills, and my shop setup acquired over those many years that allows me to do things in retirement most have to source out. sorry. sometimes the ideas that are easy for me are beyond the realm of back yard "do it your self" technology.
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Re: Swaybar strut bushings - Nylon for Less deflection?
[Re: Bob J]
#2382795
10/06/17 01:18 AM
10/06/17 01:18 AM
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Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,491
Lethbridge, AB, Canada
dangina
pro stock
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pro stock
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,491
Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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has anyone used these adjustable links? curious if they are short enough to work? also I've read ideally, The sway bar and should be near parallel to the road surface with the car sitting on the ground. If you have lowered suspension, the sway bar will be angled
Last edited by dangina; 10/06/17 01:21 AM.
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