Rear drag sway bar setup
Rear drag sway bar setup I have an issue with my rear sway bar hitting the rear shocks. I have fully built rear suspension with QA1 shocks, moser9", and a Spohn 1" HD rear sway bar. I did buy the kit to mount the sway bar on the aftermarket axle also. My question is that are the base plates for the sway bar mount supposed to be level with the ground? It looks like it should but if mount them fully level then it appears the links at the front will be at much more extreme angle. Is that normal or should they be straight up and down?
Thanks guys its been a long road getting this car together and on the road and still need fine tuning.
Thanks guys its been a long road getting this car together and on the road and still need fine tuning.
The links you have may not be the right length. If you have the spohn brackets for a 9 inch/12 bolt axle tube they are a little longer, to stop the bar from hitting the center section of the rear. This will move the bar down, also making the end links too short (longer ones required)
I'm not sure where they are hitting the shocks... shouldn't be hitting at all, unless you have the spohn swaybar that was designed wrong and won't clear aftermarket shocks, which there's several threads on here about, from years past, people having the same problem....
The brackets also should be somewhat level as well.
Hope that helps.
I'm not sure where they are hitting the shocks... shouldn't be hitting at all, unless you have the spohn swaybar that was designed wrong and won't clear aftermarket shocks, which there's several threads on here about, from years past, people having the same problem....
The brackets also should be somewhat level as well.
Hope that helps.
Thanks JL. I will take pics of it when i get it up on the lift again tommorow so I can better describe it. I guess i need to call spohn tommorow and see how i can tell the difference.
How much angle should the links have to them?
PS I met you at Lebanon Valley when I was racing my stock SS I think you were running 9.6- 9.8 with the plate kit at the time, probably 2 summers ago.
How much angle should the links have to them?
PS I met you at Lebanon Valley when I was racing my stock SS I think you were running 9.6- 9.8 with the plate kit at the time, probably 2 summers ago.
Measure center to center on your lower shock mounts. Moser is notorious for making them tighter then OEM. I've seen this measurement as much as 1.75" narrower on their rears. Spohn made their bar off of a factory 10 bolt. It's been an issue for many many years when using a Spohn bar on a Moser.
S it was probably 3 years ago. Car sat for a year, and I took it apart last year... hopefully it will be a little over a second faster when it'd back together then it was last time you saw it.
Check that measurment that firehawk mentioned as well... as that is a potential cause as well. It's not consistant from one rear to another either, which is the bad part.
Check that measurment that firehawk mentioned as well... as that is a potential cause as well. It's not consistant from one rear to another either, which is the bad part.
I'll tell ya, in the automotive performance industry, quality control is almost non existant. I work for a company that supplies the superconductor wire that goes in MRI machines.... I'd love to see what our customers would do if we took the same approach to quality issues.
It's amazing that they are able to get away with what they get away with..... not sure who the dummy is on these types of things, the company's for nto caring if the stuff that goes out the door is right, or the customers for tolerating it.
It's amazing that they are able to get away with what they get away with..... not sure who the dummy is on these types of things, the company's for nto caring if the stuff that goes out the door is right, or the customers for tolerating it.
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It really is amazing. Once most of the big companies have your money, they don't wanna know your name after. Its really upsetting spending all that money and getting crap back. There are guys out there who still deliver though, that goes a long way with me.
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Verdad Gallardo Yup. Spoke with Spohn today and very nice lady in the tech support. She told me that if i have a moser 9" they usually mount their shock mounts slightly inboard which can cause this issue. Then she said to call Moser and see if they can do anything, which seems like a waste of my day. I told her that I had read about some sway bars they made had clearance issues and she confirmed that. I ordered mine back in '09 and she was going to check production to see whether mine was included or not. Still waiting for the return call.
Its most likely the shock mounts on the rear end. Spohn told me that the rear bar I have was not one of the bars that changed design. It was only the pro series bar that changed. Guess its time to find another fix.
we have a chromemoly tubular design that not only is 20 pounds lighter than what you have, but will not have clearance issues with your shocks. give us a call and we can get you setup with a product that will work for your needs and do it affordably.
