 This is why it feels like i have no Sway Bar, Utab Sheered off and took droplink with. |
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| John |
 Jan 26 2005, 11:06 PM
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Those U-tabs tend to rip off with some regularity on our track car. I think it may be a sign that the sway bar is set too stiff.
Sometimes the ear will tear in half, and other times the whole thing has ripped off the top of the a-arm. The last time this happened, I reinforced the u-tabs enough that they probably won't tear off again. However, the next weaker link was the sheet metal where the bar goes through in the fenderwell. I had one of those rip loose. So I reinforced that area. I don't know that the round tube portion of the a-arm is strong enough to be effective as a mount location of the sway bar. My gut feeling is that the round tube will bend. This winter I went with large torsion bars in hopes that I can soften the front bar to the point that I'm no longer over stressing the sway bar mount locations. I never lost a droplink from tearing a u-tab from an a-arm. I use shake proof nuts on all that stuff and everything just hangs on for the ride once broke free. My car really handles like crap without the bar working. (so it's easy to tell when it happens) |
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| Aaron Cox |
Jan 26 2005, 11:34 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
both had lock nuts on them.... what ever btroke the tab exposed the link to be able to fly around..... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) thanks for the tip pops/...... |
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| Stutgart46 |
Jan 27 2005, 08:42 AM
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Stutgart46 Group: Members Posts: 396 Joined: 20-November 03 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 1,365 |
My did the same thing. Weltmeister. I wasn't sure if it was installed incorrectly or what but it snapped after the first DE. Luckily I had an extra drop link and switched it out. I didn't have another problem with it.
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| Flat VW |
Jan 27 2005, 08:52 AM
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Illegal Soapbox Derby Racecar Group: Members Posts: 1,692 Joined: 13-November 04 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 3,105 |
un-welded, a term I am not familiar with......
I thought one "un-welded with one of these (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sawzall-smiley.gif) |
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