Help with my other car

[2007toyota4runners]

I have a 2008 Sentra SER Spec v and I just got coilovers for it. But they didnt come with end links and now im wondering if I need them. And one guy on All sentra told me that I will be fine with the stock ones and all it will do is "pull up the sway bar". And I was wondering what the effect up "pulling up the sway bar" are. Allsentra isn't very active so I was wondering if you guys would help me out.

-Thanks

 

[snivilous]

A sway bar is most effective when the angle between the sway bar and end link is 90 degrees, so the force vector from the sway bar is perpendicular to the end link. Naturally, as the angle increases/decreases that force vector rotates away so there is a sin multiplier of the angle for the effectiveness. So your sway bar will just be less effective, at least when level, unless you correct that angle. Same reason people extend sway bar links when lifting.

 

[2007toyota4runners]

A sway bar is most effective when the angle between the sway bar and end link is 90 degrees, so the force vector from the sway bar is perpendicular to the end link. Naturally, as the angle increases/decreases that force vector rotates away so there is a sin multiplier of the angle for the effectiveness. So your sway bar will just be less effective, at least when level, unless you correct that angle. Same reason people extend sway bar links when lifting.

Thanks you for clearing that up! I will go ahead and throw on the adjustable end links.