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Old September 21st 2003, 23:16
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Fitting a anti-sway bar to a narrowed front end (HELP)

Hi All,

I've just finished narrowing my front suspension by 3 inches, and am about to weld on some anti-sway bar mounts, but have discovered that my old anti-sway bar is too wide.

How is the problem normally tackled. Do i bend the sway bar a little at each end to clear the trailing arms, or do I have to change to another type of sway bar.

The bar I am using is a whiteline (14mm I think).

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Ian.
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Old September 22nd 2003, 12:22
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I noticed that you mentioned a WhiteLine Swaybar. I know that Aircooled.net sells whiteline bars for narrowed front ends.

You'll have to get a narrowed bar for the setup to work correctly.

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Old September 25th 2003, 05:32
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or you could try cutting and rewelding the bar (if you can narrow a beam im sure ul manage this)...?
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Old September 25th 2003, 09:29
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By narrowing the beam, you are increasing the rate that the now narrower torsion leaves produce, in essence, you will have a stiffer ride. By narrowing the swaybar, you will also make the ride stiffer.

I'm not saying that the ride will be uncomfortable, but it will be stiffer for sure.

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