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| finstermojo |
 Feb 10 2009, 02:10 PM
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I have been working on the suspension on my car and I know the front bars are marked left and right but when I took them out I forgot to notice which end goes in first. On the red bars there is a bluish strip closer to one end. Does it matter which end goes in first? as long left is left sand right is right.
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| Eric_Shea |
Feb 11 2009, 08:43 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,289 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
I'm with Dave on this as well because after referrencing the good book last night I didn't see any mention of front or back, just left and right. I just couldn't wrap my mind around it. I think the candy cane helps but again, it seems the strips would be going against the grain once the bar is turned.
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| 6freak |
Feb 11 2009, 08:58 AM
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MR.C Group: Members Posts: 4,740 Joined: 19-March 08 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 8,829 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Feb 11 2009, 06:43 AM)  I'm with Dave on this as well because after referrencing the good book last night I didn't see any mention of front or back, just left and right. I just couldn't wrap my mind around it. I think the candy cane helps but again, it seems the strips would be going against the grain once the bar is turned. Picture is messed up somehow...This comeing Christmas everyone will be playing with there candy canes ...LOL |
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| Richard Casto |
Feb 11 2009, 09:13 AM
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Blue Sky Motorsports, LLC Group: Members Posts: 1,465 Joined: 2-August 05 From: Durham, NC Member No.: 4,523 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(6freak @ Feb 11 2009, 09:58 AM) Picture is messed up somehow...This comeing Christmas everyone will be playing with there candy canes ...LOL I think Eric's picture was flipped top to bottom (sort of like turning it inside out), which is not the same as rotating. If you rotate, you see that the spiral goes in the same direction.   (Edit: Chris beat me to it) |
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Posts in this topic
finstermojo Torsion bars Feb 10 2009, 02:10 PM
Eric_Shea Colored ends to the back I believe. Double check ... Feb 10 2009, 02:21 PM Dave_Darling Doesn't matter; the bars are stressed the same... Feb 10 2009, 09:27 PM
6freak
Doesn't matter; the bars are stressed the sam... Feb 10 2009, 11:25 PM Eric_Shea
Hmmmmmmmmm... simple test:
Right hand, index fi... Feb 10 2009, 09:36 PM sww914 I don't think I'm strong enough to twist a... Feb 10 2009, 09:43 PM Racer Chris here,
pull my finger... Feb 10 2009, 11:06 PM 6freak A piece of rope will show the same affect ..Just m... Feb 11 2009, 08:54 AM Racer Chris you have to rotate the picture, not flip it! Feb 11 2009, 09:07 AM Dave_Darling Another way to see it: Take a paper towel tube, a... Feb 11 2009, 09:27 AM Joe Sharp O.K. so I'm setting the bars in Carerror and I... Feb 11 2009, 09:30 AM Eric_Shea Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh... I see Weedhopper. :worship: Feb 11 2009, 09:46 AM So.Cal.914 Say Eric, there is a rumor your out of business. :... Feb 11 2009, 09:54 AM Eric_Shea
If you have an old torsion bar wrap a towel arou... Feb 11 2009, 09:55 AM Eric_Shea
I should be... :D Feb 11 2009, 09:55 AM jcd914 The front bars I have (well at least the pair I co... Feb 11 2009, 10:48 AM finstermojo When i pulled them out i am pretty sure the L... Feb 11 2009, 01:35 PM Eric_Shea Matt, I do the exact same thing Jim does so... can... Feb 11 2009, 01:46 PM Joe Sharp The brown ones I have, have a R or L stamped in th... Feb 16 2009, 02:57 PM |
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