At 19:47 4/30/99 -0400, KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: >In a message dated 99-04-30 15:17:26 EDT, you write: > ><<#4 exactly how it works>> That's a good question. I think it stiffens the >frame of the vehicle and adds lateral rigidity to the suspension thereby >keeping the van from swaying as much (hence the name "anti-sway" bar. It's way cool <g>. It functions as a springy double-ended crank with both "handle" ends pointing the same way. The handle ends are attached to the suspension near the wheels, and the middle pivoting part is attached to the body. When you turn a corner, weight transfers to the outside wheel which is then pushed up toward the body. But that raises the end of the stabilizer bar, which rotates and the other end pushes up on the inside wheel -- which is also lifted up toward the body. This reduces the lean which would otherwise occur. Clear as mud? david David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net |
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