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wolfe10
Nov 24, 2016Explorer
Correct, a sway bar-- whether installed parallel to chassis (correctly) or at 45 degrees (incorrectly) will have no affect on ride height/vehicle level unless the bar is installed with the end links at different levels (indicating a VERY poor installation).
Said another way, unless one wheel is at a different level (i.e. hole or bump) compared with the other wheel on that axle, the sway bar does NOTHING-- you could move it up and down with your little finger.
That is the beauty of a sway bar-- it does not add any spring rate/ride harshness when both wheels hit a bump at the same time. But it resists sway when one wheel moves to a different level than the other.
Said another way, unless one wheel is at a different level (i.e. hole or bump) compared with the other wheel on that axle, the sway bar does NOTHING-- you could move it up and down with your little finger.
That is the beauty of a sway bar-- it does not add any spring rate/ride harshness when both wheels hit a bump at the same time. But it resists sway when one wheel moves to a different level than the other.
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