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Re: caution on rear sway bar

To: <healeys@Autox.Team.Net>, "Greg Wilkinson"
Subject: Re: caution on rear sway bar
From: "Allen C Miller, Jr." <acmiller@mhcable.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 06:51:33 -0400
I didn't want to be see dishing on the DW sway bar, just noted that we 
experienced a failure of the welds due to not setting the MIG hot enough. 
The performance, while it lasted, was terrific.

I would urge all to be cautious, whether using a bolt-on or welded mount. 
Fom what I am learning in speaking to several performance freaques for all 
Marques, the force transfers involved are very high, and that the attachment 
has to be really secure. I had a bolt-on rear sway on my BJ8 in the '70's, 
and had no problem with it, so that may be a way to go.

Luckily when our gave loose we were going along a straight part of the road. 
If the sway bar had buckled under loading in a curve, it could have been 
disastrous.

Allen 

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