Bent front sway bar link extension bracket
05-15-2016, 10:24 AM
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Bent front sway bar link extension bracket
Ok so I noticed my AEV front swaybar extension bracket is bent inwards from flexing with the e-disco... Seems like very thin metal. I have heard of guys running the rear length end links on the front. Is that my best course of action? Any idea if that would solve this?
05-15-2016, 10:47 AM
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Get some quick discos. Might have to bend your sway bar. I don't think it's the links. Looks like the sway bar might have shifted or bent.
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Also get rid of the extension bracket when you get quick discos. That bracket is a bad idea in the first place
Even though they are quick discos you can just leave them connected using the E disco button.
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Also get rid of the extension bracket when you get quick discos. That bracket is a bad idea in the first place
Even though they are quick discos you can just leave them connected using the E disco button.
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05-15-2016, 11:27 AM
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Whatever length it takes to get the swaybar roughly parallel to the frame.
If the brackets are still in, and the swaybar is level now, just measure the bracket and current links. If it is not level, then disconnect the links, raise the swaybar until it is level, and measure. (Level with the frame is a rule of thumb, and could change a bit depending on shock length. You want to make sure that the swaybar can not flip around backwards when cycling the suspension. This can be a concern with long travel shocks)
If you don't want to measure, buy any of the adjustable links that are on the market instead of fixed links. Or any of the disconnects, and you can use them instead of the rubi disco if you want.
If the brackets are still in, and the swaybar is level now, just measure the bracket and current links. If it is not level, then disconnect the links, raise the swaybar until it is level, and measure. (Level with the frame is a rule of thumb, and could change a bit depending on shock length. You want to make sure that the swaybar can not flip around backwards when cycling the suspension. This can be a concern with long travel shocks)
If you don't want to measure, buy any of the adjustable links that are on the market instead of fixed links. Or any of the disconnects, and you can use them instead of the rubi disco if you want.
05-15-2016, 12:06 PM
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05-15-2016, 12:16 PM
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A slight upward angle is ok.
A downward angle is what you want to watch for, especially with longer shocks. When flexed, the swaybar can have a bad habit of flipping around backwards and turning the links into pretzels.
A downward angle is what you want to watch for, especially with longer shocks. When flexed, the swaybar can have a bad habit of flipping around backwards and turning the links into pretzels.
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