Why don't the sway bar linkages break?
09-29-05, 05:18 PM
#1
Racer
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Why don't the sway bar linkages break?
The sway bars are thick...and sturdy. The linkages that attach the sways to the control arms, front and rear, look like thin, spindly things.
Why don't they break?
Why don't they break?
09-29-05, 05:58 PM
#2
imho, yes they are thin but that makes them more flexible. and also they are pretty "mobile" unit meaning they don't really tied to anything super solid (except to the sways). so they are actually the part that absorb a lot of the force when there are a lot of imbalance between the two sides.
this is just what i think though, i am no expert on this. plus, i have seen these stuff break
this is just what i think though, i am no expert on this. plus, i have seen these stuff break
09-29-05, 06:33 PM
#3
The sway bars are thick because they have to react to rotational or twisting forces. The endlinks only have to resist tensile and compresive forces--no twisting involved. Get a toothpick place hold it by the ends, and try to crush it or pull it apart. Now take the same toothpick and twist. It all makes perfect sense. At least to me. I hope.
09-30-05, 07:39 AM
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Wow: fizx. Yes, that makes lots of sense.
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09-30-05, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by JellyBean
The sway bars are thick because they have to react to rotational or twisting forces. The endlinks only have to resist tensile and compresive forces--no twisting involved. Get a toothpick place hold it by the ends, and try to crush it or pull it apart. Now take the same toothpick and twist. It all makes perfect sense. At least to me. I hope.
09-30-05, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by JellyBean
The sway bars are thick because they have to react to rotational or twisting forces. The endlinks only have to resist tensile and compresive forces--no twisting involved. Get a toothpick place hold it by the ends, and try to crush it or pull it apart. Now take the same toothpick and twist. It all makes perfect sense. At least to me. I hope.
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