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Feb 27, 2021 | 11:42 PM

tdishon

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Front coilover hits swaybar

I have coilovers and I noticed that the front sway bar is hitting the spring. Are there any aftermarket sway bars that give that extra 1/4" (hopefully more) clearance?

Feb 28, 2021 | 09:30 AM

Dave S

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You can grind a bit of material off the outer edge of the sway bar to give you the clearance you need.

Feb 28, 2021 | 12:21 PM

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maybe a smaller diameter spring? I use 2.250" springs. Lower shock mounted slotted and can be mover rearward?

Feb 28, 2021 | 07:56 PM

tdishon

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I'll check into the lower shock mount moving rearward a little. I mounted it centered so it didn't touch the upper control arm. I'll also take a look at grinding the end of the sway bar a little.
Maybe both of those together may solve the problem.
I'm not sure about smaller diameter coils. Not sure where to get those and if they will fit Ridetech?

Mar 4, 2021 | 01:22 PM

Orion2011

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Is it the same on both sides? If not could you move the bar towards the other side?

Mar 4, 2021 | 03:41 PM

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here is a picture showing a 2.250" spring along with a T1 front bar. Lots of clearance.

Mar 4, 2021 | 10:52 PM

jw1

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I have 2.25" springs and have used T1 and Hellwig bars with no issues. If I had your issue I would look to break out the grinder to see if I could fix it.

Mar 14, 2021 | 03:45 PM

tdishon

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Fixed with new end links. I like the end links in the pic 3X2. Who makes those? I used eFe and with 1/2" longer length all fixed.

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Mar 14, 2021 | 05:25 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tdishon

Fixed with new end links. I like the end links in the pic 3X2. Who makes those? I used eFe and with 1/2" longer length all fixed.

Those are powergrid endlinks. Hopefully the ones you installed are adjustable.

Mar 14, 2021 | 06:49 PM

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tdishon

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I put on the eFe adjustable end links and was able to adjust them up and they cleared the coil. I was surprised that one side needed adjusting an additional almost 1/4" to unbind the swaybar. The only thing I don't like about these is that they are not sealed. We'll see how they go...