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Post Whore
I roughly installed a steeda adjustable sway bar some time ago and I am finally getting around to the final details of torquing everything down and making sure its all good. When I mounted this originally I only got all the mounting bolts finger tight because I realized the sway bar was rubbing the Ford racing Diff cover on the edges and at the time decided I would deal with it later when I finished everything up. Well that time is now. There is room on the diff cover to clearance/grind away whats in the way I am just not sure how much a sway bar twists/flexes/moves in order to make enough space.
If your not familiar with this specific kit it works a little different in that you keep the stock sway bar and then add brackets to mount this one to the axle and just just in front of the axle.
as you can see with the stock stamped cover there is TONS of room but the cooling fins on the aftermarket cover stick out past this point. At first I thought it was just a light rub and a small grinding session would give enough space and I would be done in 15 mins. Now after spending the last 3 hours dropping the bar/grinding some more, raising the bar, marking the cover and the repeat this all I am surprised how much I have had to cut out. I have it now to where there is a hair of space around the bar/cover but then I was not sure how much movement this could have once the suspension is in motion? How much space should I leave between the bar and the cover?
If your not familiar with this specific kit it works a little different in that you keep the stock sway bar and then add brackets to mount this one to the axle and just just in front of the axle.
as you can see with the stock stamped cover there is TONS of room but the cooling fins on the aftermarket cover stick out past this point. At first I thought it was just a light rub and a small grinding session would give enough space and I would be done in 15 mins. Now after spending the last 3 hours dropping the bar/grinding some more, raising the bar, marking the cover and the repeat this all I am surprised how much I have had to cut out. I have it now to where there is a hair of space around the bar/cover but then I was not sure how much movement this could have once the suspension is in motion? How much space should I leave between the bar and the cover?