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Re: How are sway bars made?
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Originally posted by Jared Fenton
Was just thinking that I really dont know how they are constructed. I've been building a couple of front subframe braces for my Saab 900 Turbo, and was looking at the sway bar at the rear and thought, it wouldnt be too hard for me to fabricate one based on the design of the stock one.
Is this something that conceivably could be done by a DIY'er, or does it involve heat treating, pre-tensioning, etc.. I have access to high quality metal, hence why I was asking.
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Make sure it is the right alloy. You need spring steel which is not as easy to work with as mild steel. Here's a couple links.
http://www.engineering.com/content/ContentDisplay?contentId=41005011
http://www.mech.uwa.edu.au/DANotes/springs/fatigue/fatigue.html
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Last edited by wswartzwel; 02-07-2006 at 08:57 PM..
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