[Rudolf968]

I just purchased new M030 sway bars with complete set of delrin bushings and drop link at the rear. I'm thinking to put the KLA sway bar bracket supports in front but this is what Racers Edge suggests :



"do not recommend the front bracket bracing on a stock setup because with stock linkages the bracket NEEDS to be able to move fore and aft a little bit. The A-arms move fore and aft a bit as the A-arms go up and down. If the bracket cannot move, then you are just loading extra stress into the whole assembly. If you had an aftermarket sway bar and linkage, then you would most likely want to stiffen the bracket because the deflection would probably be taken up with rod end style drop links used on the aftermarket sway bar".



Searching on this beautifull and powerfull forum, it supplied me with tons of info (grooving and greasing the delrins and block them with shaft collars, thanks to Flash) --> but after reading the remark of Racres Edge I can't figure out what to to with the KLA front bracket supports.



Can someone clear this out for me ? <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/unsure.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/huh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/mellow.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[RS Barn]

There is movement of droplinks from control arm to sway bar. I use stock bushings at control arm (rubber) rather than racers edge Delrin.

I also love swaybar support bracket. I sell KLA and a stiffer Stainless bracket. All is fine and better if you use Delrin on center of bar and stock rubber upper and lower on sway bar.

We are working on droplink with sperical bearing in the future.

Pete

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[Rudolf968]

Lindsey Racing has a new little brace type LR-944-FSTFN, seems this is a better fix than the KLA



http://www.lindseyracing.com/mm5/merchant....944SWAYBARSMISC

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[flash]

pretty sure those are the tarret units



i had to add another brace to my new huge sway bars - one was not enough - however, i am using a spherical bearing on the end of the bar - there has been ZERO movement fore/aft with a solid mounting, so i tend to think that they are over-thinking things there



as long as you are not going bigger than an M030 bar, one brace (kla or tarret), solid mounts at the body, and rubber at the control arm will be a good setup

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[bob blackwell]

I agree that the braces are a good idea. I have felt improvement in the front end stiffness since I installed them on "ol blue". Looking at the braces on Lindsay Racing site, they look just like the ones I got from KLA. Good luck, Bob Blackwell.

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[flash]

yeha - both the tarret and the kla are very similar - both work well



having seen a few broken oem brackets, i cannot recommend them strongly enough

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[pgombeer]

[quote name='flash' post='46850' date='Feb 4 2008, 03:06 PM']as long as you are not going bigger than an M030 bar, one brace (kla or tarret), solid mounts at the body, and rubber at the control arm will be a good setup[/quote]

I have also that setup on my car:

M030 sway bar

KLA braces

Delrin solid bushings at the center

OEM rubber bushings at the control arms

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[Rudolf968]

Thanks to your comments and some research at this forum, the front sway bar doesn't have any big secrets for me anymore.

Philippe, your photo of the bracket support is very significant. Perhaps in this summer we can organise a meeting between us. Brussels and Zemst is only 20 km aside. Strange thing internet is , 2 persons in Belgium starting to know somrthing of eachother by means of an American forum. Our electronic communication travels for some 10.000 kms while in fact, we are located only 20 km aside ...

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[pgombeer]

[quote name='Rudolf968' post='46966' date='Feb 6 2008, 10:01 PM']Thanks to your comments and some research at this forum, the front sway bar doesn't have any big secrets for me anymore.

Philippe, your photo of the bracket support is very significant. Perhaps in this summer we can organise a meeting between us. Brussels and Zemst is only 20 km aside. Strange thing internet is , 2 persons in Belgium starting to know somrthing of eachother by means of an American forum. Our electronic communication travels for some 10.000 kms while in fact, we are located only 20 km aside ...[/quote]

That's funny indeed... <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/biggrin.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



In fact I live at Rixensart near Wavre. No problem to meet, you can contact me by e-mail (cf. my profile).

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[RS Barn]

I may have mentioned it but I also have Stainless versions of this brace that fit better and are three times stronger @$49.95

I just haven't put them on my site yet.

Yikes!!!

I need help with my site.

Pete

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