does any\body have a picture of a stock vw sway bar installed? that is the skinny one, with the clips
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does any\body have a picture of a stock vw sway bar installed? that is the skinny one, with the clips
If you have a VW Service manual it should be in the front suspension section.
Is this the same as a stabilizer bar? If so, I just bought a book so I could figure it out. Its got some good pictures of the components.
It's the same. In VW's it's on the front suspension. There was a factory rear sway bar also for a while around 1968 (you can get a new version of that too in the aftermarket).
I've heard the term, "sway bar for lowered suspension". Don't know if this term is appled to stock bars, or just after market bars. I think it means the bar is bent slightly to clear the lower front beam. I have an aftermarket bar myself, and it bends around the beam nicely. Couldn't find anything in the KNOWLEDGE section either (opportunity - somebody?). Anyway, if the front suspension was lowered by removing torsions leaves, you may have some clearance issues with the front bumper support brackets (cut and re-route the support brackets). If suspension was lowered just by using lowered spindles, you may not have any issues. Somebody jump in here and correct me?
Most front T-1 suspensions are lowered by welding an adjuster in both the beam tubes. Removing spring leaves will greatly deteriorate the handling and is not the preferred method. New beams (Brazilian/Mexico)are available with the adjusters already installed. You can finely tune the ride height with the adjusters. With the dropped spindles you get a single 2 or maybe 2 1/2 inch drop. Anti-sway bar may interfer with the bumper brackets but that will give you justification to buy a plazma cutter and MIG welder. Its a simple matter to adapt the bracket --- like the bumpers really provide any protection to begin with.
When I lowered my car during ythe build to get the desired ride height. I had problems with my sway bar dipping under hard brakeing.
Their is a better choise. The three peace type that came on mid 60s porsche. can bolt to the bumper frames and the lower shock bolts. It's a better solution, than what I wound up doing.
I removed the 2 larger foward clamps and poly bushing and then got brackets and poly bushing to bolt under the bumper brackets. It's a simular setup to the porsche but not as good. but It got me the feel I wanted in the steering. when your digging in the curves.
Their is a better choise. The three peace type that came on mid 60s porsche. can bolt to the bumper frames and the lower shock bolts. It's a better solution, than what I wound up doing.
I removed the 2 larger foward clamps and poly bushing and then got brackets and poly bushing to bolt under the bumper brackets. It's a simular setup to the porsche but not as good. but It got me the feel I wanted in the steering. when your digging in the curves.