and here is something more to think about........
The two arms of the sway bar are acting on each other through the center bar.
This is the longest member and the place where maximum bending and twisting
takes place. Theoretically that twisting should be greatest at the center of
this longest length in the outer most cross section. That explains the hollow
cross bar on your car Tony. I may try adding some thickness to the center of my
3/4" bar.
Dennis
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> Inward on the bar (shorter arms) or outward on the suspension (closer to
> the wheel, arm length unchanged) both make the anti-sway bar appear
> stiffer. Both have the effect of twisting the bar more for a given amount
> of wheel travel. We all know what we're saying, but it's difficult to put
> it in words without a picture.
>
> - Tony
>
> At 06:37 AM 3/18/2005, Larry Young wrote:
> >Wait a minute, this isn't right, is it? If you move the mounting point
> >outward, the bar has a better mechanical advantage and will deflect more
> >for a given amount of sway. Both factors will increase the effective
> >stiffness. If you move the mounting point to the pivot point, you get no
> >deflection, no mechanical advantage and the bar does nothing.
> >
> >>Subject: RE: sway bar
> >>
> >>>You can do that, but it's usually easier to move the mounting point inward
> >>>on the bar to get the effect of a heavier bar. And yes, it's the same
> >>>reason that the little kid moves to the farthest away seat on the teeter
> >>>totter and the fat kid moves in. Less leverage equals heavier bar.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Bill Babcock
> >>>Babcock & Jenkins
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