info about sway bar end links

[Fred-R]

very interesting Frankyman! didn't know that either.....

[frankiman]

That's interesting, thank you for sharing that info.

Do you know where to get formula??? I can only find shock, spring to sway bar formula???

i'll write a tech article in my build thread about swaybars soon

[NismoS-tune]

Thanks for the info Francois, I hard heard something of the like before and had gone to Cusco 4 years ago but had forgotten over time why I hadn't gone whiteline. Very cool! Will await your article!

[Black BNR32]

Sway bars are super important for dialing in the handling balance of your car. Adjustability is your friend.

I wasn't happy with any of the bars on the market. The whiteline sizes are all wrong and the cuscos are non-adjustable. So, I bought Cuscos and modded them:





I also wasn't happy with the end links, especially the rears. its a crappy design and doesn't allow for adjustable rear bars. you'll notice I flipped the new tabs 90 degrees on the rear bars to accommodate adjustable links. I'm using these for rear links:

http://www.conceptzperformance.com/Cart/description.php?II=618&Car_Type=300&UID=2013042011320969.11.92.177

I haven't decided on the front links. I might cut the stock ones in half, thread them, and attach them back together with a coupling nut. that's the cheap and easy to do it. or, i might get these:

http://www.conceptzperformance.com/Cart/description.php?II=1130&Car_Type=300&UID=2013042011320969.11.92.177

[NismoS-tune]

Very cool! That's something I'd be interested in. For your welding, what kind of metal is the cusco sway bar? Did you have to modify your upper end link mounting location (lower control arm)?

Where did you end up setting your bar? The middle one?

[Black BNR32]

Mild steel for the bars and new tabs

I dont have anything installed yet, but there shouldnt be any mods to the mounting locations

I'll start at the middle holes, which are in a similar location as stock.

[frankiman]

i don't want to be a d*ck, but i'm pretty sure those type of adjustments don't actually do anything, since by changing the position of the link, you also change its angle relative to the LCA, so the force isn't transmitted as good, meaning in the end the adjustment is almost negligible

i'll put that in my write-up

[Black BNR32]

well, my experience with my other car proves it is not negligible. it has the same design as i've proposed, front and rear.