Sway after new coils/shocks
- Thread starter stever1000
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DaMonkey
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you can put your front links to the rear to level the rear. they are perfect fit for 2" lift.
then you only have to put the 2nd gen rears into your front to level everything out.
stever1000
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DaMonkey
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Stock setup, the sway bar is level. That's where the links were designed to push and pull at the outside most point of the arc. It has the most leverage to twist the bar the way it was designed.
As the sway bar angles up, if you try to load the torsion, it's at an angle and just does not have the same leverage so it requires more weight on the lever to move it because of the bad angle. The spring in the torsion becomes more difficult without the leverage so it behaves like a stiffer spring.
Imagine the extreme, if the sway bar arm were to angle up nearly vertical. If you hold the other side in a fixed position, now try to torsion that bar by pushing straight down on it. No way... you need the force to come in tangent to the arc for best flex, and to match original geometry.
stever1000
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Great info! I will park on a level spot to see if/how bad my sway bars are from level
Cheers
Cheers
stever1000
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I replaced all bushings in the lower/upper control arm and panhard bar.
I swapped in FRONT sway bar links (longer) into the rear to help level the sway bar.
I will take it for a ride tonight, and then upload pictures of the panhard bar too
I swapped in FRONT sway bar links (longer) into the rear to help level the sway bar.
I will take it for a ride tonight, and then upload pictures of the panhard bar too
CCBORL GUY
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i took off 891s and put on 600lbs hd iron man 4x4 springs still does it.. annoying.. my links bushings are all good, new 5100s.. im perplexed.. pck has been on there since i got it.. i carry a lot of weight but it shouldnt sway.. id like to know what ppl did to make it go away... wheel scales to see what ea wheel is weighing and see if shock is strong enough.. thats what im thinking.. with added weight the stock rated 5100s not strong enough to keep it from swaying.. i did have some slop, play in the passenger lower rear control arm.. but i welded a washer on ea side to take up any play. but still have swaying issue
CCBORL GUY
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Loose sway bar links seems to be problem.. looking for the new fronts links to use on the rear to level em out it should help reduce the possibility of it swaying...
