Sway bar and Subframe Question
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Sway bar and Subframe Question
Couldn't the subframe tear not only because of an improperly mounted sway bar, but also because the car is too low? I was staring at my ST sway bar and trying to picture how it functions during use. If the car is too low the LCA's would have less traveling space (the LCA's would not be parallel to the ground) hence the endlinks mounted the the struts would pull up on the sway bar when the car is on the ground putting more tension on the mounting points on the subframe.. Is this another reason leading to subframe tear? or am I just talking nonsense? Please post back, thanks..
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Re: Sway bar and Subframe Question (PaChiLa Leader)
the ST sways that I bought came with the same stuff that is in the BSQ kit, just that my question is about the LCA's and lowered suspension...
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Re: Sway bar and Subframe Question (NTGR8D)
No. the only time your subframe feels stress is when one wheel goes up, and the other goes down, hence body roll. as long as both wheels are going up and down at the same time, it doesnt place any signifigant load on the bar. get what im sayin?
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Re: Sway bar and Subframe Question (NTGR8D)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NTGR8D »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Couldn't the subframe tear not only because of an improperly mounted sway bar, but also because the car is too low?</TD></TR></TABLE>
The sway bar pivots, so if both lower control arms go up and down in unison there is no stress on the swaybar.
It's a spring that works by twisting. When one control arm goes up it resists that motion by pushing down on the opposite LCA, that is how is resists body roll.
The reason it could tear out is to much force on the swaybar mounts on the subframe, since those are the points where the twisting force is applied to the chassis.
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Roy
The sway bar pivots, so if both lower control arms go up and down in unison there is no stress on the swaybar.
It's a spring that works by twisting. When one control arm goes up it resists that motion by pushing down on the opposite LCA, that is how is resists body roll.
The reason it could tear out is to much force on the swaybar mounts on the subframe, since those are the points where the twisting force is applied to the chassis.
Cheers,
Roy
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Re: Sway bar and Subframe Question (NTGR8D)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NTGR8D »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is this another reason leading to subframe tear? or am I just talking nonsense? Please post back, thanks..</TD></TR></TABLE>
nope... i think "jackson" settled this... https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=638838
the tearout occurs because our subframe is not rigid enough!
if you have the $$$ weld in itr/ctr
if it aint broke dont fix it
nope... i think "jackson" settled this... https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=638838
the tearout occurs because our subframe is not rigid enough!
if you have the $$$ weld in itr/ctr
if it aint broke dont fix it
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