Phil,
Thanks for the comments. I looked at the picture of the sway bar on Brain
Sanborn's web site. It appears that the TR4 frame/bumper brackets are
similar to the TR3A's but without quite as much angle, so the center
bushings attach a tad farther away from the bend in the bar than on the
TR-3A. (I notice Moss lists different part numbers for the brackets for
each car.) I also received some much appreciated pictures from another
lister- Thanks Bob.
> The instructions leave a little to be desired...
Lucky you. The TR4 instructions left a lot to be desired.
As it turns out, the ones in my kit <are> the TR4 instructions, and yes,
they are the weak pert of an otherwise reasonably nice product.
There is no reason for a sway bar to need to slide laterally. The only
thing a sway bar needs to do in the central bushings is rotate. With a hard
bushing, this is actual rotation of the bar within the bushing. With a
rubber bushing, the rubber adheres to sway bar and bracket: The rotary
motion is accomplished through distortion of the bushing. Let me know if I
misunderstood the question.
No, you understood the question perfectly; I misunderstood the theory. I
see now that lateral motion is nonexistent, or very very slight. I think
I've got things squared away now, and the bar is almost installed.
Thank you to all that responded. My education continues!
Dennis
'61 TR3A
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