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    Default Re: Rear Sway Bar?

    Hey Pook, I have considered that myself. I currently have a front 3 link that I cannot use the stock sway bar on due to clearance issues on my new indestructible track bar. So, I will let you in on a little secret I have been mulling over in my fertile mind. You will be able to use this front and rear on your fully linked suspension, which is what I plan to do. Personally, I think this is the best solution, but maybe I am biased. Anyway, it goes like this. Make your own. The current stock front sway bar is 7/8" in diameter. So the plan is to use one for the front and one for the rear. Stock rubber and aftermarket poly bushings are available for this diameter of sway bar. The real secret of the Anti Rock sway bar is that it has long arms on it so it doesn't affect the full articulation of the suspension. The longer arms on it give the springs much more leverage, about twice the leverage of the arms on the stock sway bar. But, the pressure to reduce swaying on the frame is the same at the frame. Using this concept, I will have two made out of 7/8" rod and bent twice in a forge or bend them myself with a rose bud in the shop and have them run through the fire and dipped in oil for temper. The configuration will be that the bushings for them will run at the center of the vehicle on the bottom of the cross member that also coincides with the pivot points the linked suspension. Then just attach the arms of the bent rod to the suspension links, in my case with more bushings. I think this is the ultimate way to go. It will give equal antisway for the front and rear suspension at the center of the vehicle instead of the ends, and allow full articulation without the need to disconnect. Do some homework and this is probably the cheapest way you can go with a cost of about the same as one Curie Anti Rock.
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