Is any one running a sway bar with a narrowed beam? Is there any point?
My beam is narrowed 2inches, is it any good to run one?
Mick058 Custom Title Time!
1,580 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·
Narrowed beam, running a sway bar?
hellbugged 48's and straight cuts
5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
yes, your better to run one, there have been a couple pop up for sale here before.........a couple of companies make them
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
From what I've read on forums,
many people in the USA with narrowed beams do Not run sway bars...
they reckon they don't make any difference
which may be true
when driving on flat concrete highways and streets...
but the roads including highways in Northern NSW
can be rougher than a dirt/gravel road in good condition...
I will say that i haven't been running a sway bar for about a year with no problems...
its just that I snapped it off hitting a pipe in My backyard?
and haven't gotten around to installing the replacement..
Lee
http://community.webshots.com/user/vw68autobug
many people in the USA with narrowed beams do Not run sway bars...
they reckon they don't make any difference
which may be true
when driving on flat concrete highways and streets...
but the roads including highways in Northern NSW
can be rougher than a dirt/gravel road in good condition...
I will say that i haven't been running a sway bar for about a year with no problems...
its just that I snapped it off hitting a pipe in My backyard?
and haven't gotten around to installing the replacement..
Lee
http://community.webshots.com/user/vw68autobug
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
xornge666x Wolfsburg Wizard
460 posts · joined Sep 2006 ·
Probably the same people in the US that dont need shocks huh!!
The narrower you make the leaves, the stiffer they are, therefore less need for the sway bar than std length, depending on how or where you drive.
I would install one, as it all helps handling and stability..
The narrower you make the leaves, the stiffer they are, therefore less need for the sway bar than std length, depending on how or where you drive.
I would install one, as it all helps handling and stability..
mactaylor Custom Title Time!
1,005 posts · joined Aug 2007 ·
most spring works can make a sway bar for very little money!
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Mick058 Custom Title Time!
1,580 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·
What dia size would anyone recommend? Who actually runs a sway with their narrowed beam and what dia?