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Old Apr 6, 2017 | 11:11 PM
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Default Rear sway bar adjustment

I had my uncle's shop install my Johnny O' Connell Stage 1 Front and rear sway bars and they set the rear sway bars to the middle setting. I just want to try them out on the 1st and 3rd settings to feel the difference and see where I want to keep them

I just want to know if there is any special way to make the adjustment. Can I just loosen the bolt, put it in the other hole and tighten it back up? Or do I need to get the wheels off the ground or anything like that?

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Old Apr 7, 2017 | 10:18 PM
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As tar as the rear goes you really on need to make the adjustment on one side- the Pass------ with the car on the ground get the adjuster "neutral"---Then you can make the adjustment according to how much PRELOAD you want---Neutral is usually the stating point
The rear sway bar corrects how straight your leaves a corner or from a hard launch--If the rear swings to the LEFT you shorten the adjuster---If it swings to the RIGHT you lengthen the adjuster
The front sway bar adjustment is more about the rate of your sway bar and not the adjustment----typically you would start with a neutral setting--with no preload---You make the sway bar rate either softer or stiffer with a differently rated bar---
You make get other opinions on this but this is how we set up a car used for road racing or circle track racing
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