Inward on the bar (shorter arms) or outward on the suspension (closer to
the wheel, arm length unchanged) both make the anti-sway bar appear
stiffer. Both have the effect of twisting the bar more for a given amount
of wheel travel. We all know what we're saying, but it's difficult to put
it in words without a picture.
- Tony
At 06:37 AM 3/18/2005, Larry Young wrote:
>Wait a minute, this isn't right, is it? If you move the mounting point
>outward, the bar has a better mechanical advantage and will deflect more
>for a given amount of sway. Both factors will increase the effective
>stiffness. If you move the mounting point to the pivot point, you get no
>deflection, no mechanical advantage and the bar does nothing.
>
>>Subject: RE: sway bar
>>
>>>You can do that, but it's usually easier to move the mounting point inward
>>>on the bar to get the effect of a heavier bar. And yes, it's the same
>>>reason that the little kid moves to the farthest away seat on the teeter
>>>totter and the fat kid moves in. Less leverage equals heavier bar.
>>>
>>>
>>>Bill Babcock
>>>Babcock & Jenkins
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