[Shotimes] Corner Weights

[Robert Bruce]

Paul,

For road course or street applications you would what to have an adjustable
length link so you could remove all preload.  Remember that preload really
means that you are shifting weight from one side of the bar to the other.  A
preloaded bar causes the car to react differently when turning right vs.
turning left.  Ideally you should desire for the car to feel and handle the
same for right or left turns.  Therefore removing all preload is desirable.

Lets say you start with a car that has these front weights.

LF       RF
750     850

Next we unhook the sway bar and suddenly the weights change to:

LF        RF
800      800

This tells us that a) the front end weight is nicely balanced & b) the bar
has reloaded the chassis by 50 lbs (100 total).  Assuming springs, shocks,
etc are all the same, you can see that right & left turns will act
differently.  Not good.

The fix is to have an adjustable sway bar link on one side so you can remove
this preload.  Of course weigh shifts diagonally in cars as well, so this
all affects the rear suspension too.  Now you realize an adjustable  rear
sway bar link would be nice too.

Hope this helps more than it confuses.

Robert Bruce
93 atx


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 1:48 AM
To: Robert Bruce; SHOTIMES
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Corner Weights


Do you pre-load it by using unequal length endlinks?

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Bruce" <rbruce@bellatlantic.net>
To: "SHOTIMES" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 4:15 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Corner Weights


> Except for some very unusual circumstances, a preloaded swaybar is never
> desirable.  You want to be able to adjust the length of the sway bar link
to
> remove all preload.
>
> Robert Bruce
> 93 atx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ian Fisher
> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 6:10 PM
> To: Robert Bruce
> Cc: SHOTIMES
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Corner Weights
>
>
> how do you decide how much preload is desireable?
>
> trial and error, I guess, but I'd probably wreck or break something on my
> first try..
>
> Ian
>
> On Sun, 27 Jul 2003, Robert Bruce wrote:
>
> > Just a pair of 1/2" heim joints (1 LH & 1 RH) and an aluminum tie rod
> tube.
> > Also jam nuts, bolts, nuts, etc.  Only made the right side adjustable.
> Left
> > side is still OEM.
> >
> > Robert Bruce
> > 93 atx
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Leigh Smith
> > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 1:23 AM
> > To: Robert Bruce
> > Cc: SHOTIMES
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Corner Weights
> >
> >
> > Bruce;
> > Care to share with the group how you got these made?
> > Lee
> >
> >
> > >As for the adjustable links, I already have them on the front of my 93.
> > >Someday I may find time to make a set for the rears.
> > >
> > >Robert Bruce
> > >93 atx
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