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Posted by: EyeTrip Jun 20 2009, 02:31 AM

Can I weld this up or use this on a street stock setup?


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Posted by: 914Sixer Jun 20 2009, 07:38 AM

Not sure if the torque on the the bar would break the weld. Then again, it may last forever. It is worth a try.

Posted by: aircooledtechguy Jun 20 2009, 09:40 AM

I'd be more concerned about the weld ruining the sway bar's springiness (is that even a word?? ) It's the heat treatment that makes a sway bar different from just a long, bent piece of iron. . .

Posted by: kwales Jun 20 2009, 09:50 AM

It's toast.....

Spring steel is notch sensitive meaning a crack WILL form in the notch...

Feeling lucky as to when it lets go and your handling changes al the sudden?????????

I agree with the above, spring steel is heat treated to be a spring, meaning it wil break (snap) if you try to bend it too much or at too sharp a radius...

Welding will turn that into a nice bendable section.........

Posted by: EyeTrip Jun 20 2009, 08:32 PM

Thanks for the input fellas.

Posted by: 6freak Jun 25 2009, 09:10 AM

QUOTE(aircooledtechguy @ Jun 20 2009, 08:40 AM)

I'd be more concerned about the weld ruining the sway bar's springiness (is that even a word?? ) It's the heat treatment that makes a sway bar different from just a long, bent piece of iron. . .