Do stock drop links fit a 19mm sway bar?, Looking to buy drop links from classified section. |
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Do stock drop links fit a 19mm sway bar?, Looking to buy drop links from classified section. |
HansJan |
Jul 13 2018, 11:00 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 395 Joined: 5-April 16 From: Sugar Land TX Member No.: 19,860 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Hello,
There is a set of stock drop links in the classified section. Would they fit a 19mm sway bar? Or should the 19mm sway bar be purchased as a set? If so: which set is best for street use (value and quality)? Thanks |
Dave_Darling |
Jul 13 2018, 08:36 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,990 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
The appropriate size depends on more than just the use of the car. It also depends on the rest of the suspension. A car with very stiff rear springs and stock front torsion bars would want a sizeable front sway bar in order to make the roll stiffness similar on both ends.
You can adjust an adjustable bar, obviously. If you have a large bar and want a small amount of roll stiffness, you may wind up making very very small adjustments. With a softer bar, you would be making larger adjustments to get the same effect. The stock non-adjustable bar is 15mm. The 19mm adjustable ones are often seen as a reasonable replacement when the rest of the suspension is stock. The 21mm ones are obviously stiffer and are best when paired with something like 150 lb/in rear springs or larger. Note that adding a rear bar changes the rear roll stiffness and the desired front bar size can change there as well. --DD |
HansJan |
Jul 13 2018, 08:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 395 Joined: 5-April 16 From: Sugar Land TX Member No.: 19,860 Region Association: Southwest Region |
The appropriate size depends on more than just the use of the car. It also depends on the rest of the suspension. A car with very stiff rear springs and stock front torsion bars would want a sizeable front sway bar in order to make the roll stiffness similar on both ends. You can adjust an adjustable bar, obviously. If you have a large bar and want a small amount of roll stiffness, you may wind up making very very small adjustments. With a softer bar, you would be making larger adjustments to get the same effect. The stock non-adjustable bar is 15mm. The 19mm adjustable ones are often seen as a reasonable replacement when the rest of the suspension is stock. The 21mm ones are obviously stiffer and are best when paired with something like 150 lb/in rear springs or larger. Note that adding a rear bar changes the rear roll stiffness and the desired front bar size can change there as well. --DD Thanks DD. I’m considering the bar that Travis is offering (see pic above). From what I understand, my rear springs are 180#. |
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