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Hey guys. Im putting in a rear sway bar now, last lil bit for the rear section. I have run into a lil snag.
Its a splined torsion bar. I have the frame mounts for the bar done. My issue is arm orientation. I think the arms should be parallel to the ground?? But Im coming up with too little room.
The distance from my frame to the axle mounts is less than I thought. Bout 3" eye to eye on the links would put the arms horizontal. But I can only fit 4" of link length in there (no shorter) where I want to put the tabs.
So I have read that the links should be at 90 degrees to the arms. I can get the links at 90 degrees to the arms but it puts my end bars pointing up a lil, almost two degrees from parallel to the frame, bout 1.5 degrees.
Whats more important?? Horizontal on the arms or 90 degrees arms to links?? I just hate welding any more tabs onto the axle housing tubes, I have some great anchors points off of the tube I can weld to but that gives me a slight incline on the sway bar arms.
Any help? Thanks. JR
Its a splined torsion bar. I have the frame mounts for the bar done. My issue is arm orientation. I think the arms should be parallel to the ground?? But Im coming up with too little room.
The distance from my frame to the axle mounts is less than I thought. Bout 3" eye to eye on the links would put the arms horizontal. But I can only fit 4" of link length in there (no shorter) where I want to put the tabs.
So I have read that the links should be at 90 degrees to the arms. I can get the links at 90 degrees to the arms but it puts my end bars pointing up a lil, almost two degrees from parallel to the frame, bout 1.5 degrees.
Whats more important?? Horizontal on the arms or 90 degrees arms to links?? I just hate welding any more tabs onto the axle housing tubes, I have some great anchors points off of the tube I can weld to but that gives me a slight incline on the sway bar arms.
Any help? Thanks. JR
