sway bar end link preload?
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sway bar end link preload?
i got mazdatrix adj end links F and R for my 87 t2. I have st sway bars f and r.. I'm looking at the instructions and there is preload.
Anyone have any tips for me?
Can't I just lengthen them stock end link length?
Anyone have any tips for me?
Can't I just lengthen them stock end link length?
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Preload is when the bar is being twisted while the car is stationary. The goal is to get the preload off the bar by lengthening or shortening one of the end links as required. Make sense?
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you probably need a lift to set adj end links properly.. but heres what you do:
install them both, length doesnt realy matter. make them about the same, and leave some room for adjustment in either direction.
install one all the way. on the second, leave one bolt out.
with the car sitting on the ground, adjust the loose link so that you can slide the bolt in with no effort.
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like i said, you probably need a drive-on lift to do this. or maybe you can do it during an alignment.
install them both, length doesnt realy matter. make them about the same, and leave some room for adjustment in either direction.
install one all the way. on the second, leave one bolt out.
with the car sitting on the ground, adjust the loose link so that you can slide the bolt in with no effort.
voila
like i said, you probably need a drive-on lift to do this. or maybe you can do it during an alignment.
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OK cool thanks. So when the car is on the floor, the links should go in without loading up the sway bars.
I know what preload is, especially for suspension bushings, but I never dealt with adj sway bars. Thanks people
I know what preload is, especially for suspension bushings, but I never dealt with adj sway bars. Thanks people
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I preloaded the bushing.
So this is pretty much what i've come up with from the info.
You don't want tnsion on the sway bar when your car is going straight! Haha
So this is pretty much what i've come up with from the info.
You don't want tnsion on the sway bar when your car is going straight! Haha
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