Rear Sway bar inquiry
greenteagod
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So I didn't want to necrothread http://www.civicwagon.com/showthread.php?1807-(EE-EY-EF)-Rear-Sway-Bar-fabrication-from-stock-parts/page2
But I have a question regarding the setup. Namely if I can avoid cobbling my own end links, I'd prefer to just buy some. I am doing the integra sway bar just like that, but part of my question is are the end links needing to be that long to connect because of the way the sway bar needs positioned? As in if the sway bar would tilted down more would it be able to line up still or is it needing to be pretty flat to fit in there.
To me it looked like maybe it was set where it was because of being in a 4WD and needing clearance. I just have a 2WD, will be getting some after market LCAs and wanted to get some end links that go with them.
I might just have to wait until I do the LCAs, see how everything lines up and then do the end links accordingly. Would just be nice to be able to get it all set ahead of time.
The image I'm referencing with my question is
It just seems like these might be too short:
I wasn't able to find many threads using the integra rear sway, and the ones I did seem to be broken due to it being pre migration content so it's linked to the old forum.
Apologies if this was covered somewhere and I missed it. When I get all the parts sorted I plan on doing a full write up on it as a sort of refresh to the aforementioned thread. Not with 100% stock parts of course, but at least with a known working sway bar that fits.
But I have a question regarding the setup. Namely if I can avoid cobbling my own end links, I'd prefer to just buy some. I am doing the integra sway bar just like that, but part of my question is are the end links needing to be that long to connect because of the way the sway bar needs positioned? As in if the sway bar would tilted down more would it be able to line up still or is it needing to be pretty flat to fit in there.
To me it looked like maybe it was set where it was because of being in a 4WD and needing clearance. I just have a 2WD, will be getting some after market LCAs and wanted to get some end links that go with them.
I might just have to wait until I do the LCAs, see how everything lines up and then do the end links accordingly. Would just be nice to be able to get it all set ahead of time.
The image I'm referencing with my question is
It just seems like these might be too short:
I wasn't able to find many threads using the integra rear sway, and the ones I did seem to be broken due to it being pre migration content so it's linked to the old forum.
Apologies if this was covered somewhere and I missed it. When I get all the parts sorted I plan on doing a full write up on it as a sort of refresh to the aforementioned thread. Not with 100% stock parts of course, but at least with a known working sway bar that fits.
Comments
You just cut them to desired length
Thanks for the quick reply.
I think any adjustable end links would give enough play given some of the slightly varied nature of the mount points in different LCAs, so I think my plan from here is to figure out just how many shims I'll need to put between the frame and the stock body mounts that were pulled, along with the bar, from the integra. Then I'll post that information so if anyone else is doing this they have an idea of what amount they need to shim for good clearance and at that point roughly what length LCA they'll need if they're doing something similar.
From what I've read this 16mm bar makes a good amount of difference and it's pretty adequate for our vehicles, so I hope that's the case here. Thanks again to the both of you.
Maybe they are and I'm just not realizing it yet. The only thing I could think is if it bottomed out entirely and the bar might pivot up enough to hit the spare tire well.
So question there, how much gap would one want between the bar and the pan there, as the struts/springs being compressed rotates the bar upwards and could potentially hit.
Here's the amount of gap I have with the bar at about the positioning I think I'd want it.
If this isn't enough, then yeah looks like it might need some spacers in there.
And here's it's hard to tell from the angle but the center of the LCA is at the 11" mark and the center of the sway bar end is 7-1/2" so roughly 3-1/2" distance and I can change that by about an inch and a half upwards before it starts hitting the pan. So maybe that in itself does mean I need to put some spacers in there since a compression of 1-1/2" beyond where it just rests normally would cause some mechanical interference.
So my question here is should I do a solid mount, just make or have some made out of something like delrin. Should I try to source a rubber or polyurethane mount and corresponding 10mm sleeve? Or should I get just a 10mm sleeve and do a fill with something like the windo-weld and have my own poly bushing in there.
I've checked energy suspension and didn't see anything right off the bat that looks like it'll fit.