DIY rear sway bar
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DIY rear sway bar
Looking at pics of sway bars on the internets, I thought they looked pretty easy to make. So, I got some material and had at it. I will post cad files of the parts i made if anyone else wants a go at it on monday when I get back to my workstation. I machined the mounting plates out of .375 steel plate and the bar itself is .750 inch 4140 steel. A little larger than 19 mm, but only a .05 mm or so. I had to bend the bar twice because I am a cnc guy not a fab guy lol. I have a few pics I took with my phone. Once I got it all mocked up under the car I tacked it together then finished it out off the car. Once I got it on there, I was impressed. What a difference. Turn in on the car is much more crisp and it fixed the whole weight transfer wallowing about. The wife and I just traded our previous cars for a couple of base fits and now she wants one for her car lol.
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Yeah, I really like it. The wife wants one on hers after she drove mine. Really changed the cars behavior in cornering. Here is a pic of the sway bar end plates I made with dimensions for the holes. If anyone needs, contact me and I will email you the cad files if you want.
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Ha, yeah. If anyone wants one let me know and I will see what I can do. I am thinking of making another one that has aluminum end plates and an adjustable bar. Haven't gotten any further than thinking though lol.
#11
Well, the wife loved how mine drives with the homemade sway bar so i am making another one. Did some modifications to the design to lighten it up a bit, here are some pics of the mount plates.
#16
Nice work, neighbor!
Nice job on the CNC programming... Keep doing stuff like that and you're going to make the aftermarket mfg's nervous!
(That's a compliment from an engineer with a fabrication history )
BTW, you mentioned racing team - what kind? Road Atlanta, Lanier Speedway, or Atlanta Dragway in Commerce?
(That's a compliment from an engineer with a fabrication history )
BTW, you mentioned racing team - what kind? Road Atlanta, Lanier Speedway, or Atlanta Dragway in Commerce?
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