jjpetek":s7cm56yk said:I think this might have been overlooked above. Under NO circumstance should you preload the sway bar. Adjustable links are not for preloading, and they do not adjust the bar stiffness. .... :smokes:
I have a real world issue/fault of getting adjustable links...
on the MR2 I raced, after several drops on the front....
I switched to a "new" adjustable end link provided as a prototype for testing...
They were good quality, strong, and nice and short....
However, they were too short!
Here is the issue with adjustable links, and links in general..
They affect the geometry of the sway bar, not ride height...
if the link are to short, under compression of the susspension,
the link can and will reverse...
if this happens on one side, talk about preload!!!!!!
on the MR2 if this happened on the driver side, it would also lock the steering in one direction... all very dangerous issues!!
After this happened a few times I figured out what it was...
made my own rod for the link at the correct length...
and live was fine!! but at that point, I never "adjusted them... EVER!
Preload of a sway bar with cause reduced roll to one side, while increasing the roll to the other..
It is a give and take....
The joy of adjustable links is making those "safe" adjustments as you mod the car.. lower and lower...