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Old May 3, 2005 | 04:31 AM
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If you do not have adjustable swaybar endlinks, should you cornerweight with the swaybars attached? I know normally you should disconnect the swaybars when cornerweighting, but since the bars and springs will act like a system, should you cornerweight taking them into account? Thanks!
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Old May 3, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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Default Re: cornerweighting question (Jake)

Disconnect them. Corner balance. The re-connect, since they just add another bit of friction to the system. Friction is what makes it difficult to corner balance since things don't move as smoothly as they should, nor do they return to where they should be. Due to friction in road car suspensions with elastomeric bushings, you really should drive the car around after any adjustments to move suspension through its stiction/fiction elements to see where you stand, as things change a lot. Only on a light formula car with spherical bearings for everything can you hope to get true values when moving spring perches around, and then again, car should be rolled on and off scales at least. Dampers stick too (they are a partially friction based device). For example, a very small change in one single corner of the car sticking can cause that corner to be too high and put 20 lbs extra load on both diagonal corners and 20 less on the opposite diagonal corners, resulting in an 80 lb error in cross-weight. Then reconnect the sway bars, and drive it and check it again to see if any pre-load in the sway bars has affected cross-weight. If it has, you should adjustable end links for them. Don't forget to correctly set your tire pressures within 0.5 psi before starting. For fun, just add air to one tire while on scales and look at cross-weights change.
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