[urq] The usual swaybar bushings question...

[Rich Letsinger]

 Louis-Alain,

I've also always found the "swaybar" name odd.  It's actually an anti-sway
or anti-roll bar.  Some purists insist on calling it one of those names.
But you're certainly right about it's "stabalizer" duties on the big Audis,
the C4 chassis (s-car) as well.

Rich


Note : I always found strange that the "swaybar" was also known as a
> "stabilizer bar" in some circles.
> The explanation lies in the fact that this bar has a dual role on a pure
> McPherson suspension like we find on a type 43 or 44. The bar controls, or
> stabilizes the movement of the lower arms (which are not a-arms, rather
> i-arms) and also acts side-to-side to control the lean of the car.
> On our type 85, which has a pseudo-McPherson suspension all around, the
> swaybar role is only to control lean. It doesn't "stabilize" the lower
> a-arms. So it is really only a swaybar...
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