anthrax323
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- San Antonio, TX
Wow, you look like you're pushing those things to the absolute limit - are those JKS2000's? How much lift?
Mine are more or less the same length on each side, maybe up to 1 turn's difference (from fully collapsed I backed the first side out 11 or 12 turns - on the 2nd one I just adjusted it to fit easily, which was almost exactly the same length).
I've learned to accept that these cars are not *perfectly* symmetrical in every regard (especially now that I know mine has questionable history), so this is how I made mine:
Mine are more or less the same length on each side, maybe up to 1 turn's difference (from fully collapsed I backed the first side out 11 or 12 turns - on the 2nd one I just adjusted it to fit easily, which was almost exactly the same length).
I've learned to accept that these cars are not *perfectly* symmetrical in every regard (especially now that I know mine has questionable history), so this is how I made mine:
- Made a square bent piece out of scrap steel to visualize everything. This was ultimately useless and thrown away.
- Made one side, hammering the metal at an angle (~60 degrees) to ensure it dropped down and toward the front of the car. I then drilled the chassis-side mounting hole and attached it to the chassis - from here, I center punched where I wanted the link to mount. Drilled it out, installed the post, and verified it worked.
- Took the first bracket off the car and eyeballed a mirrored copy (same angle, but in the other direction since it was for the other side of the car). Got its chassis-side hole drilled and installed it. With the other side of the sway bar stored, I center punched where the post needed to go, removed it, and drilled it.