Was looking at JC Whitney web site for camber compensator and sway bars, They sell Empi brand. What is anyones expirence with them vs Sway-away. One problem with Saw-away is finding a source.
Lew
Bought my bars from Whitney. They are Sway-A-Way. No problem here.
JJ: Just curious, was the pic. of your sway bar taken while the car was in the air or sitting on the ground?
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Bill; I can answer for JJ since we both worked on our cars. The car is jacked up. We used the 3/4" Sway-a-way bar (for lowered cars) from Bugpack along with the urethane bushings and clamps. When it's on the ground, the bar sits lower. We tried looking for the straighter variety in our local VW shop (to try to prevent modifying the brackets) but I guess it's not a Sway-a-way; I'm guessing it's EMPI.
Ricardo, That's what I was curious about as the bar swings down as you drop the car and I was wondering if it cleared(or touched) the bumper mount.
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The bar swings up when the car is jacked up so the clearance you see in the picture with respect to the top is the minimum it's ever going to be. With regards to the other parts of the bracket (forward and backwards towards the beam); it's a delicate balance because you don't want the bar touching either the u-bolt ends (towards the beam)or the bracket itself (towards the front). You do that by adjusting the relative position of the bar with respect to the bushings (by sliding it forward or back).
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I guess Ricardo did answer quite accurately but Id like to add the fact that if you think you could get the sway bar to work between the bumper mount members, it will not. Our first test appeared like it was going to stay between the upper and lower bumper bracket mount but as we layed the car on the floor it rested on top of the lower bar. Modification was required with this sway bar... Also I like to add that my experience with the stock stabilizer bar mounted upside down was that the car ran "jumpy"...I wouldnt suggest that option, - JJ
I guess Ricardo did answer quite accurately but Id like to add the fact that if you think you could get the sway bar to work between the bumper mount members, it will not. Our first test appeared like it was going to stay between the upper and lower bumper bracket mount but as we layed the car on the floor it rested on top of the lower bar. Modification was required with this sway bar... Also I like to add that my experience with the stock stabilizer bar mounted upside down was that the car ran "jumpy"...I wouldnt suggest that option, - JJ