Internal sway bar... stupid or possible?

Panelfantastic · #1 November 29th 2005, 10:52

Thanks for the replies, guys!

Pete, I've been checking that show out also!

Rich, I'll prolly start from scratch since I've got a narrowed beam and am about to do some heavy fabricating on my lower control arms anyway.

Kleinporsche, I had seen the Red9 stuff but it looked like their through rods were kinda small? I'm gonna try to cram as big a piece of round bar through there as I can, with the weight of a bus and all.

Jeff-

PJL54Oval · #2 November 29th 2005, 14:49

Would the rod need to be tempered or made from "sping" steel? I would think a shop that can make coils could fab up the rod.

Panelfantastic · #3 November 29th 2005, 15:03

Good point, did cross my mind. I was gonna ask the guys over at the local fab shop I use what they thought. They're not hot rodders like us but when it comes to deciding on use of metal and tolerences, they are slick! They always laugh at me because I waaaay over engineer everything... "is this for a bulldozer?"

For me, it can never be too strong!

Jeff-

LLVWGL · #4 December 14th 2005, 03:52

New beetles use this type of rear suspension member also. I think that it would work out great. keep us posted.

73notch · #5 December 17th 2005, 05:35

ya, type 3s use this on the upper control arms. since its basically a straight rod, i would think it would be easy to make bigger ones. but i havent had one all the way apart to see how hard it would be.

-Ryan

marco the T.S.E · #6 December 25th 2005, 18:20

it won't work,

the front leaf springs do 3 things.
1 .they hold the car up in a twisting action(you can aliminate the job by having coilovers holding the car) OK.
2 thay stop the tralingarms comming out of the beam.?!?
3 thay stop the tralingarms going into the beam.?!?
(the 4 rubber rings that are on the front beam are only there as grease seals! NOT suspention bushings!! if you remove the anchor point in the center of the beam the suspention will move everywere!!!!wear out the grease seals and smash the outer barrings!!!!
good luck.
P.S put the anti-rollbar on the outside.(so you can adjust it

for going around corners

,setting up the car

with the the driver in the car

)

darren · #7 December 31st 2005, 02:44

Excuse my ignorance but how do you tune an anti roll bar?
Dont they just bolt on?

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