[Fot] sway bars

[Tony and Annie Garmey]

On a few of the cars I build, I like to use sprint car torsion bars as sway
bars. The mounts and arms stay the same and there a lots of bar diameters
available in solid and gun drilled.
> From: kaskas at cox.net> To: BillDentin at aol.com; lang at isis.mit.edu;
tr3driver at ca.rr.com; fubog1 at aol.com> Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 08:57:18 -0800> CC:
fot at autox.team.net> Subject: Re: [Fot] sway bars> > Stiffening the rear
suspension on a beam axle car is a delicate situation as > you have no
provision for negative camber (well, yes you can, but tapering > axle splines,
bending the housing and all that is a chore) and thus getting > bite on the
rear suspension is generally making it softer not harder which > a rear bar
will do. There are a couple of fellows that have done this rear > bar mod and
been very successful, but it does take a bunch of testing to get > it right.
Dearching the rear springs is a start, then having the rear bar > adjustable
can give a few more options in handling for various courses.> ----- Original
Message ----- > From: <fubog1 at aol.com>> To: <BillDentin at aol.com>;
<lang at isis.mit.edu>; <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>> Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>> Sent:
Tuesday, November 04, 2008 8:38 AM> Subject: Re: [Fot] sway bars> > > >
"happier when they removed their rear sway bars"> >> > ...yes Bill I know
several TR-3 drivers who have that t-shirt!> >> > Glen> >> > -----Original
Message-----> > From: BillDentin at aol.com> > To: Fubog1 at aol.com;
lang at isis.mit.edu; tr3driver at ca.rr.com> > Cc: fot at autox.team.net> > Sent: Tue,
4 Nov 2008 11:11 am> > Subject: Re: [Fot] sway bars> >> > In a message dated
11/04/2008 10:08:33 AM Central Standard Time,> > fubog1 at aol.com writes:> >> >>
>> We probably should add that chassis flex, & type of bar mounting &> > end>
>> links, are factors to consider as well.> >>> >> > We also might mention
that some TR3 races (John Harkness, for one) were > > MUCH> > happier when
they removed their rear sway bars.> >> > Bill Dentinger> >> >> >> >
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