Originally posted by turbomangt
I still think that the problem resulted in installing with the load off the car. If the body and chassis is in its driving state, the bar won't have any pressure associated with it. If you install with the weight off the car, (and if the bolts are not fitted at the exact spot) when the car is lowered, pressure from the weight of the car are forced on the bolts themselves. Gary
Gary
Relating the swaybar connections to your leg, and how it b-a-s-i-c-l-y moves . . .
Upper body bolt/upper endlink connection is thigh joint
Lower endlink/sway bar connection is knee
Sway bar/axle connection is ankle
*In unloaded (on hoist) state, the 'leg' is straight.
*Wheel on ground, leg is bent, mainly at the knee, but also at thigh and ankle. Amount of 'bend' is dependent on compression of spring.
*ALL three joints . . . thigh, knee, ankle . . . have urethane bushings that allow large degrees or rotation.
*Sway bar basicly ties your two legs together. They both have all the same joints and movement potential, but if the left leg tries to bend more than the right, the right side resists the movement.
(Anti)Sway bars attempt to keep the axle and body parallel. It provides tortional resistance whenever one side only is compressed or unloaded (compared to other side at same time). That is why sway bars have ZERO effect when driving straight over speed bumps . . . axle is going up'n'down parallel to body. Same idea of on hoist install vs on ground. UNLESS joints are binding and have NO movement potential, they will bend equally when raised/lowered from hoist.
You mentioned that "and if the bolts are not fitted at the exact spot" assumes manufacturing error by Chrysler in their bodywork, not an Eibach error. Even if this was so, it could be corrected by having a swaybar that had it's bends custom matched to the irregularity, or different lengths of end link. I'll bet some cars are purposefully manufactured with this offset . . . though I don't personally know of any. Also, if the hoist vs onground thing were true, it would also cause problems with the front bar install . . .
These problems have ALL been associated with rear bar area, and ONLY when using Eibach's rear sway install kit. Unaware of anyone with problems with the swaybars themselves, the front install (that re-uses Chrysler brackets) or when rear is installed using Chrysler endlinks and brackets.
Glad to hear Eibach was able to take care of you, and hope the new parts will last the life of your car and provide m-i-l-e-s of
