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onurenka
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 Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 6:50 pm Post subject: shorter sway bar |
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| Has anybody seen some webshops where to get 4" shorter sway bar for 71 bus? |
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TomWesty
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I don't believe they exist. Can I ask why you need a shorter one?
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Tcash
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deronmoped
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 12:02 am Post subject: |
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Just have one made.
I once had a set of leaf springs made and was real surprised on how cheap it was. A bent up heat treated bar shouldn't be all that expensive. |
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1967250s
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You could always cut yours, at the center, and reweld it, though a little reinforcement at the weld might be a good idea.
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onurenka
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:47 am Post subject: 4" sway bar |
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Sorry, mixed up the words, i need 4" narrowed sway bar for a 4" narrowed beam.
Thanks for the links, Ill be contacting the specialists in steel works. Hopefully its not very expensive to get one made.
Not very keen on the idea of sleeving and welding, if you think about the purpose and task of a sway bar(spring effect) then these two ideas dont mix.
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deronmoped
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Welding on spring metal does not work. Welding changes the temper of the metal. |
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Dogo
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Someone was telling me that in order for it to work properly it should be cut as close to the outer edge as possible because all the twisting happens in the centre of the bar? It kind of made sense to me. Does it? |
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Wildthings
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| Dogo wrote: |
| Someone was telling me that in order for it to work properly it should be cut as close to the outer edge as possible because all the twisting happens in the centre of the bar? It kind of made sense to me. Does it? |
The torque is going to be fairly constant along the bar. Any place you cut it and weld it will likely break. I would think that the thing to do would be to have a custom bar made. |
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Brian
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airschooled
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Brian wrote: |
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You need one when you're as drunk as Brian.
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rockerarm
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| Brian wrote: |
| You don't need a sway bar. |
You need one when you're as drunk as Brian. |
Someone needs a 12 step program. |
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Brian
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