Matty's first 1st Gen

Hey guys,

I just got my 86 running. I swaped in a 2.3 turbo ford engine. My problem is that the front pully rubs against the sway bar when hard breaking, or acceleration. I understand that the sway bar shifts as load is put on the suspension. Is it possiable to shim the sway bar to move if forward a half inch?

thanks, i'll post pics later

ramello

iTrader: (1)

yea itll move forward once you put the 13B back into it

Matty's first 1st Gen

haha, so much hate, i still have 2 other 7's with rotaries.

If i grind a quarter inch off a 2 inch long section of the center of the sway bar will that seriously effect its performance?

Evil Aviator

That is God's way of punishing you for swapping out the rotary engine.

Hehehe, j/k.

I think it is a bad idea to grind down the sway bar. Do you think a speedway type bar would work?
http://www.iscracing.net/2nd_Gen_Parts.htm
http://www.awrracing.com/store/produ...products_id=83

Gene

iTrader: (1)

Yes, the bar will be less effective if you remove material from it. In addition, your grinding will most likely create a stress riser in the material and it will fail there.

Can you shim the engine up or the swaybar down? Or both?

sen2two

iTrader: (10)

you could just remove it all together. drift guys do it in there FC...

or cut out the section that is rubbing and weld in a new section that is pushed out, kinda like this:

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Matty's first 1st Gen

great idea, i'll try to shim, if not i'll cut and weld, thanks guys!

misterstyx69

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Is the Sway bar a TII sway?..I am thinking that the N/A sway bar is thinner.

sen2two

iTrader: (10)

they are the same. as long as it is a FC, they are the same diameter.

BASTARD

iTrader: (4)

just remove the bar all together... with the 2.3 engine in it, you wont need it anymore any how

g14novak

iTrader: (1)

Agreed. It's a common mod with the drifters to take it out.

AGENDARX7

iTrader: (1)

before you tell some to take the sway please tell how long you have been driving on a stock set up? makes a big defrince 3 month to like a year or 2.