[DeTomaso] removing rear sway bar
MikeLDrew at aol.com
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Tue Nov 5 14:46:29 EST 2013
In a message dated 11/5/13 9 10 48, demongusta at me.com writes:
> Bill, picking up the car by the center allows the half-shafts to "dangle"
> - wouldn't that add torque or "binding" as opposed to having it sit in
> it's normal position, i.e. sitting on the wheels.
>
>>>The halfshafts have no bearing on the suspension--they are just along
for the ride. But you're right in the fact that as the suspension moves
through its arc, there is more or less torque on the bar, in the fore-aft
direction.
> >What do you mean by "straps"?
>
>>>He means the metal swaybar mounts that wrap around the rubber (or poly)
bushings and bolt to the top of the A-arms. The aftermarket ones are
billet aluminum chunks, while the original ones are simple steel straps.
Mike
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