Do you guys know on which model (bus/type 3/4) was a rear torsion bar installed. I'm not looking for the Z-bar, but a similar bar like the front stabilizer bar. I saw a picture of one, but can't see year/model only it looks like a bus gearbox.
Any ideas?
Rear torsion bar?
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Rear torsion bar?
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A swaybar?
None stock, and they don't fit s/a - only IRS.
Btw, torsion bars are the bars that rotate inside the torsion tubes - terminology
You also need to fit a size of swaybar that correlates to the size in front, otherwise you 'unbalance' the suspension, ie: over/understeer.
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None stock, and they don't fit s/a - only IRS.
Btw, torsion bars are the bars that rotate inside the torsion tubes - terminology
You also need to fit a size of swaybar that correlates to the size in front, otherwise you 'unbalance' the suspension, ie: over/understeer.
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"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, and oversteer, the rear.
Hp is how fast you hit the wall, and Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
Hp is how fast you hit the wall, and Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
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Sorry Merlin you're right should be anti-roll bar. Here's a pic ---
I'm looking for something like this that I can hunt down at a scrapyard.
The idea is to prevent too much roll/twist of the body and get it to push down evenly at the back as well as stiffen the rear suspension. IMPI - you say type 4? - I'll go and check during the week if I can find something. Would have to rubber mount it to the axles to compensate for the change in camber as the wheel moves up and down I presume. I also intend to add an additional one to the front.
What do you think - am I getting ready to kill myself?
I'm looking for something like this that I can hunt down at a scrapyard.
The idea is to prevent too much roll/twist of the body and get it to push down evenly at the back as well as stiffen the rear suspension. IMPI - you say type 4? - I'll go and check during the week if I can find something. Would have to rubber mount it to the axles to compensate for the change in camber as the wheel moves up and down I presume. I also intend to add an additional one to the front.
What do you think - am I getting ready to kill myself?
Eben said: "ACVW's are made of logic."
Bugger said: "I am happy with the drum brakes when done right as this will be used rarely"
"If it can't be fixed with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem" said by someone.
Bugger said: "I am happy with the drum brakes when done right as this will be used rarely"
"If it can't be fixed with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem" said by someone.
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Firstly, do you have IRS?
If not, you need a Camber Compensator - ask Dave Rowley. EMPI ones are Shite.
I've heard rumours that EMPI experimented with a s/a swaybar some time ago, but I've never seen anything more on that.
You need the mounting hardware...import it. Old hardware will be stuffed. It's decades old.
You need atleast a matching one up front. Afaik, a slightly small guage at the back is best.
I didn't know about the Type 4s...try a scrapyard.
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If not, you need a Camber Compensator - ask Dave Rowley. EMPI ones are Shite.
I've heard rumours that EMPI experimented with a s/a swaybar some time ago, but I've never seen anything more on that.
You need the mounting hardware...import it. Old hardware will be stuffed. It's decades old.
You need atleast a matching one up front. Afaik, a slightly small guage at the back is best.
I didn't know about the Type 4s...try a scrapyard.
N.
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, and oversteer, the rear.
Hp is how fast you hit the wall, and Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
Hp is how fast you hit the wall, and Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
sled wrote:well obviously the UK is wrong.