DamonB

I have been kicking around building my own front sway bar because I wanted to make it adjustable on the fly by using a blade type endlink like on open wheel cars. I have since located the parts to do that and can't afford it This idea will not die though. Someday I am going to do it, maybe after I sell a bunch of subwoofer kits again

My research has shown me that the bare tubular bars (like Tripiont, M2 or the original Racing Beat) are readily available for about $60-75 from dirt track and stock car supply companies. The available lengths and wall thicknesses match the Tripoint options so I am nearly certain they are the same parts. As for the aluminum endlinks you can buy those already splined to match the bars, but you have to bend them to shape (in the case of the FD) and drill all your own holes for the drop links. Those can be had for about $75 a pair as well. Add about $50-75 for decent drop links and now all you need are the mounts (easily sourced) and an adaptor of some sort to mate the drop links to the front suspension arms.

The reason I have looked into all this is because I bent my endlinks on a railroad crossing recently and had to straighten them. I plan to make my own endlinks shortly and correct some slight geometry problems I have with the stock Tripoint parts. Not a performance improvement, but one to make it easier on me when I have to lay under the car and make adjustments.

I also bring this up because I bet the original Racing Beat modular front sway bar could in fact be adjusted by using different bars with the same Racing Beat endlinks. If the Racing Beat bar is a 49 spline 1 1/4" tube or a 48 spline 1" tube then I know where you can get harder bars for it.

Happy Motoring.

DomFD3S

Interesting...

(BTW, I didn't know that Racing Beat made a modular sway bar)???? Anyone have a pic? I only know of the Tri Point modular sway bar.

artowar

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DamonB, if you don't already have their catalog, Hoerr Racing has various swaybar parts, up to and including the cockpit adjustable blade type systems. Free catalog, if I recall correctly.

maxcooper

Are you really supposed to bend the aluminum bar ends? That surprises me. I would think they would break during the bend or be significantly weakened. I am not sure how the Tri-Point ones are made, but I thought they were cut from blocks in their current shape. I just think that from their appearance, though, rather than from any insider knowledge. I could be wrong.

-Max

maxcooper

The (no longer available) Racing Beat modular bar used a 1-3/8" OD torsion bar. Tri-Point uses a 1.25" OD torsion bar. I suspect the M2 bar is also 1.25" OD, but I am not sure.

-Max

DamonB

Got that one recently. That's when I learned how much those things really cost

DamonB

Yep; I checked with one chassis builder already. My Tripoint parts are bent, I can tell by looking closely at the finish. The grind marks follow the shape of the arm rather than traveling across it if it were machined from a solid piece.