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	Sway Bar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the basic form, a sway bar is a rod that runs from one side of a car to the other with equal length arms roughly 90 degrees to the rod on the ends.
		Typically the sway bar is mounted in isolastic bushings mounted near the ends of the bar.
		The effectiveness of a sway bar is a result of several things but for the most part, the larger in diameter the sway bar is the stifler it will be and the stifler the suspension will be when it comes into play.
	hometown.aol.com /sidebike00/Page31.html (1008 words)

	Sway bar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A sway bar increases the suspension's roll stiffness -- its resistance to roll in turns, independent of its spring rate in the vertical direction.
		Some anti-roll bars, particularly those intended for use in auto racing, are adjustable, allowing their stiffness to be altered by increasing or reducing the length of the lever arms.
		The use of anti-roll bars allows the weight transfer of the front and rear wheels to be adjusted separately, compensating for other factors such as unequal front/rear weight balance and "tuning" the vehicle's handling characteristics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sway_bar (681 words)

	Mustang Anti-sway Bars
		If an anti-roll bar is already required at both ends of the vehicle to achieve adequate roll stiffness, use an anti-roll bar of greater stiffness/diameter at the end of the vehicle where reduced cornering force is desired, and use a less-stiff/smaller-diameter bar at the other end.
		A number of factors determine the stiffness of a sway bar, including the bar's thickness and length, the length of the swing arm or lever, the bar material, and the bar's attachment method.
		But if two sway bars differ only in their diameters, all you need to know is that their relative stiffness (torsional rigidity) is proportional to the 4th power of their diameters.
	www.miracerros.com /mustang/sway2.htm (876 words)

	Sway Bar Disconnects
		The solid front axle sway bar is not too difficult to disconnect; a wrench to hold the bolt and a socket to remove the nut.
		Thus if the purpose of a sway (or anti-roll) bar is to resist body roll, then the most efficient setup is to have the ends of the sway bar as close to parallel to the ground at rest as possible.
		So, when measuring for new end-links, be sure and place the sway bar ends in the proper orientation (usually horizontal) and measure the distance from the center of the bar to the center of the attachment point on the axle or suspension arm.
	www.4crawler.com /4x4/CheapTricks/SwayBar.shtml (2243 words)

	Sway Bar FAQs
		The diameter of the bar and the length (and angle) of the "Arms" determine the "stiffness" of the bar..
		The IPD sway bar kit for a normal ride height car (rather than one fitted with their stiffer and lower springs) consists of a 1" diameter front A/S bar and a 7/8" diameter rear A/S. These are roughly 3 times stiffer front and rear than stock.
		sway bars essentially connect to either suspension arm and the front bar is "grounded" to the frame (as a talk show host must be grounded with some basic skills and has be assertive in order to manipulate the often rowdy guests).
	www.swedishbricks.net /faq/swaybars.html (2470 words)

	rear sway bar
		In hard cornering sway bars take the force that drives an outside wheel up into the car and distribute it to the inside, so the car leans less and the tires stay flat - in better alignment - to better conduct forces to the ground.
		All SHOs 89-99 can use the same rear sway bars, so finding and swapping a heaver bar is relatively easy to do and is one of the first things a owner desiring to improve road handling in their 96-99 SHO may undertake.
		Until that day I leave you with the thought that the under-appreciated 23 mm rear bar may actually be the optimal compromise between ride and handling, at least for those with families who may not share the drivers enthusiasm, at least to the same extent.
	www.v8sho.com /SHO/rearswaybar.htm (1829 words)

	Fiero Rear Sway Bar
		The best way to determine the location of these holes is to hold the sway bar, with the frame mounting brackets and bushings attached, in place and mark the holes as far rearward and outward as possible to allow frame clearance.
		The H-body sway bar has a bend in the center which should face upwards to allow clearance for a jack to lift the car in the center of the rear subframe.
		The marking of the location of these holes should be made after the sway bar is securely mounted in place, centered, and the suspension is fully loaded so that the end links will stand almost vertical.
	dtcc.cz28.com /87fiero/swaybar.htm (666 words)

	Pelican Technical Article: Installing a 914 Rear Sway Bar
		A factory sway bar bracket is shown in Figure 1.
		The proper location of the sway bar mount is shown in Figure 3.
		After the bar is in place, bolt the little U-clip to the sway bar bracket with the 'running' bushing inside.
	www.pelicanparts.com /techarticles/914_rear_sway/914_rear_sway.htm (1357 words)

	DFWHyundais DIY Elantra Sway Bar Upgrade
		A sway bar (also known as an anti-sway bar or stabilization bar) is, in its simplest version, a torsion bar (torsional spring) that runs across the width of the car between the front or rear wheels, with a 90 degree bend at each end.
		The larger the diameter of the sway bar, the stiffer it is and the better it reduces the roll.
		Sway bars that come on the Tiburon are, except for diameter, exactly the same as those on the Elantra.
	www.dfwhyundais.com /diy/DIY-SwayBar.html (2238 words)

	BMW E34 Website
		Procedure and pictures courtesy of Johnny T. Sway bars tie the lower suspension components together across the front and the back, they affect the car oversteer and understeer.
		Bigger sway bars improve stability while cornering, the best setting is fully soft for the front and hard for the back.
		Remove the sway bar brackets using the 13mm socket and extension.
	www.bmwe34.net /e34main/upgrade/swaybars.htm (1119 words)

	Anti-Sway Bar Bushing Q&A
		Look at a real race car sway bar and you will find that the anti-sway bar is not even mounted in a bushing...they use spherical rod ends as 'bushings' to hold the bar in place in order to REDUCE friction between the bar and the 'bushing'.
		The bar will still twist the same as it did before and will still "pull down" as much, but if the bushing material deflects under this load it will not transfer the "pulling down" force as quickly or efficiently as a "stiffer" bushing will to the body structure.
		By lubricating the anti-sway bar bushings (the rear bushings, anyhow), you may decrease the friction to the point where the bar could 'react' to the twist force by moving side-to-side instead of creating the 'pull down' force on the body.
	www.teamscr.com /swaybar.htm (907 words)

	Understanding Sway Bar Function - Stock Car Magazine
		While the sway bar doesn't have anything to do with sway, it is one of several items that provide some control over weight shift when the car tilts to the right in a left turn.
		The function of a sway bar is usually to prevent weight transfer from one side to the other in cornering situations.
		With a sway bar able to control the weight shift, it would be easy to come to the conclusion that we could make a rigid bar and bolt it to the lower control arms and stop all the weight shift.
	stockcarracing.com /techarticles/scrp_0608_sway_bar_doesnt_sway (788 words)

	SAS sway bar installation
		As I recall, the ends of the bar should point downward as you attempt to put it into position, and the steering rack must be pushed as far forward as possible.
		The trick to connecting the end bolts is to either load the suspension or pry the end of the sway bar down; I used the latter method and it worked fine.
		If you drive these bars to the limit, you'll have to let off the throttle just enough to transfer just enough weight from the front wheels to the rear, and then you'll need to be aware enough to manage that transfer.
	www.quasimotors.com /SAS_sway_bars.htm (2163 words)

	SS #670 Sway bars
		I upgraded to the Hotchkis 2204 sway bar set which uses 1 7/16" (36.5 mm) front and 1" (25.4 mm) rear tubular bars.
		I've always preferred stiffer sway bars in my cars and the Hotchkis matched set works for me. The stiffer spring rate and polyurethane bushings cut body roll as expected and also greatly improve straight line stability; at freeway speeds, the car settles down much sooner after dodging small road debris.
		The symptom of this is when the sway bar needs to rotate (for example when stopping or launching) it will hang up and give a loud CLUNK when it breaks loose.
	www.xse.com /leres/ss/swaybars.html (461 words)

	Sway Bar Install. Complete tech article show you how!
		Connected to each control arm, the pressure applied from cornering twists the sway bar against the lean, causing a reaction that produces a lifting force on the outside of the body and a downward force on the inside of the body.
		The reason is that you have to make sure that the sway bar does not interfere with any of the suspension components throughout the entire suspension cycle--which on this truck is over 8 inches.
		Before we even had all four bolts snugged down, it became obvious that with this configuration, the sway bar would hit the Pitman arm of the manual steering box before the truck was fully aired down.
	www.classicperform.com /tech_articles/SwayBar/SwayBar.htm (828 words)

	Jeep Grand Cherokee WJ - Sway bars, factory
		Therefore, it is no secret that one of the first mods that GC enthusiasts perform is to upgrade the stock sway bars to heavy duty performance versions from Addco Manufacturing.
		This is usually caused by having a factory installed front bar and either no rear bar or a very lightweight rear bar in comparison to the front bar.
		In comparison, stepping down to a 7/8" Addco bar lowers the resistance to 382% (note that with the 7/8" bar there is too much understeer so it is not recommended).
	www.wjjeeps.com /swaybars.htm (1078 words)

	COOL CATS: Advanced Info: Sway Bars
		If you're using aftermarket lower control arms, the location of the sway bar mounts is somewhat different than stock, meaning your sway bar will be lower to the ground and closer to the rear differential (pumpkin) cover.
		The old front bar is removed in 4 places: the 2 brackets that hold it onto the framerail, and the 2 end links, one on each A-arm.
		If you don't currently have a sway bar, the holes are there in the stock (or aftermarket) lower control arms, so it's a simple 4-bolt installation to put one in.
	www.coolcats.net /tech/advanced/swaybar.html (755 words)

	Sway Bars
		Since the sway bar only resists twisting (its basically a countoured torsion bar) any up down motion experienced by both sides of the suspension is not influenced by the sway bar.
		The stock bar is held on by clamps that wrap around the front lower torsion arms and squeeze the bushings holding the sway bar against the torsion arm.
		The reason for this is that the brazillian bus sway bar is slightly smaller than the German one and the torsion arm is slightly different.
	www.ratwell.com /technical/SwayBars.html (4984 words)

	Civic Sway Bar Install
		Upgrading the sway bars, or simply installing sway bars is a very cost effective way to drastically improve the handing of any car.
		Attach the sway bar bracket to the uni-body
		Assemble the sway bar with all of the mounting hardware and attach it to the mounting brackets.
	importnut.net /swaybar.htm (675 words)

	E60 & EVOII Sway Bars
		The upper bar in this picture is the EVO II bar and the lower bar is the stock 190e 2.6l bar.
		The curve of the bar also is slightly different as the E60 bar was designed to clear a big V8 motor.
		You can re-use the OE sway bar brackets as the E60 bushings fit them just fine (on the 190E 2.6 this is the case, the 2.3 and 16 valves may require W124 brackets)
	www.2phast.com /190E/swaybars.htm (1064 words)

	sway bar - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		I was taking off the spindles and drums for my 66 when I noticed that the donor truck has a front sway bar.
		The sway bar bracket is also the bottom mount for the front springs.
		As far as I know there were not any sway bars for the 65 or 66, I could be wrong.
	www.ford-trucks.com /forums/536881-sway-bar.html (520 words)

	MINI Cooper S Alta 2way Adjustable Sway Bar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Adding a thicker rear sway bar is by far the most dramatic change you can make to your MINI's handling.
		At 5mm thicker than the factory installed sway bar, you'll be sure to notice quicker turn-in and improved overall handling.
		With a upgraded rear sway bar that uneasy feeling that tends to hit you while executing high speed turns will quickly fade, leaving you more confident than ever.
	outmotoring.com /alta_2way_adjustable_sway_bar.html (243 words)

	Steering & Suspension: Sway Bar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Description: The sway bar, also known as a stabilizer bar, is made of spring steel and mounts to the frame or unibody.
		The ends of the sway bar connect to the lower control arms.
		Maintenance Tips/Suggestions: Your vehicle’s steering and suspension systems, including the sway bar, bushings, and links, should be checked regularly, at least once a year along with a complete wheel alignment.
	www.carcare.org /Steering_Suspension/sway_bar.shtml (114 words)

	Anti-Sway Anti-Roll Bars
		Anti-sway bars or anti-roll bars main purpose in life is to try to keep the car's body from "rolling" in a sharp turn.
		What you would like is for the body of the car to remain flat through a turn so that the weight stays distributed evenly on all four tires.
		Non-Adjustable, designed to reduce body roll, increase lateral stiffness and improve handling, HandR Sway Bars are crafted from a special 50CrV4 spring steel that is both stronger and more resilient than competitive sway bars.
	www.importshark.com /store/swaybars.htm (177 words)

	Sway Bars for Musclecars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Bolting on a front and rear High Performance Sway Bar is one of the fastest and easiest methods to improve your car's handling.
		A PST Sway Bar helps reduce body roll and keeps the weight of the vehicle vertically over the tires, preventing drift and understeer.
		Sway Bars with Original Performance Front End Kit: If you order a Sway Bar with an Original Performance Front End Kit, it will include Rubber Stabilizer Link Kits and Rubber Sway Bar Bushings.
	www.p-s-t.com /sway.html (464 words)

	Mini Cooper S Install Rear Sway Bar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Using a pry bar, push the sub-frame down and slide the old sway bar out from the LEFT side of the car..
		On sway bars with multiple stiffness settings, the holes closest to the front of the car generally are the stiffest setting.
		Torque settings for the bushing bolts to subframe:19nm, sway bar trailing link nut to sway bar end: 56nm, upper shock bolts to chasis: 86nm, subframe to body: 100nm.
	www.outmotoring.com /How_to_rearswaybar.html (446 words)

	Fixing the VW Vanagon sway bar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The (anti) sway tosion bar is mounted in front of and above the wheel suspension.
		If your suspension is loose (worn A-arm bushings or ball joints), but the sway bar is tensioned, the force from the sway bar takes out some of the looseness of the suspension.
		Note also that your wheel alignment with and without the force from the sway bar may be different.
	www.cs.rochester.edu /u/jag/vw/body/swaybar.html (439 words)

	NTPOG Suspension Techniques Anti-Sway Bar Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Installation of the ST sway bars is quite involved and hardly a snap.
		The front bar matches the stock bar almost exactly, and I had no clearance problems with the suspension arms, steering rack, or the catalytic converter.
		After driving with the new sway bars for a few thousand miles, the suspension seems much tighter in the corners with reduced body roll.
	www.ntpog.org /reviews/STswaybars/STswaybars.shtml (509 words)

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