You can do that, but it's usually easier to move the mounting point inward
on the bar to get the effect of a heavier bar. And yes, it's the same
reason that the little kid moves to the farthest away seat on the teeter
totter and the fat kid moves in. Less leverage equals heavier bar.
Bill Babcock
Babcock & Jenkins
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of yellowandgreen@comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 2:52 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: sway bar
Friends
I am an architect in need of a structural engineer....................
or at least some thoughts on sway bars and how they work.
I have the 3/4" adco sway bar on the front of my TR3 and have been wanting
to try something heavier.
Wouldn't it make some sense to move the mounting ends of the bar to a
position further out on the lower wishbone to get the same effect as using a
heavier bar?
Kinda like a small kid sliding all the way back on a teeter toter to pick up
an advantage.
Thanks
Dennis DeLap
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