I am working on a set of sway bars for the Temple formula SAE car. I have found some calculations for the torsion rate (strength) of the bar. But i am unsure what numbers i should be shooting for when using the calculation. Our car weighs roughly 500lbs. If anyone has autocad i can send them the drawing of the car if that would help.

The calculation i have is: R=5e6 x D^4 / (0.4244 x A^2 x L + 0.2264 B^3)

R = Torsion Strength of bar
D = Bar Diameter
A = Effective Length of Lever
L = Length of bar
B = Length of lever arm

i found this on http://www.swedishbricks.net/faq/swaybars.html
ive also been too http://www.mercurycapri.com/te....html

Basically i am a little lost on how i begin to fab these and determine the length, angles, and diameters i need for my car. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

bump for the day, if anyone knows this. maybe so ME guys. thanks