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vwhelmot
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« on: July 12, 2017, 18:35:19 pm »

I`ve got a set of sway away heavy duty rear torsion bars along with a set of saw adjustable plates. Do I set the sag angle at 18 degrees as standard or because the bars are so much thicker do I set them at a lower degree? Is there enough adjustment on the plates to drop the car down a touch if I do set them at 18 degrees?  I want the m+h street tyres to fill the arches if you know what I mean.
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richie
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« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2017, 18:47:12 pm »

I set them with no preload, so spring plate just rests on factory stop with 26mm and thicker bars

cheers Richie
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« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2017, 19:01:00 pm »

Bloody hell! Is there any rear suspension movement at all?
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richie
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« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2017, 19:24:15 pm »

Bloody hell! Is there any rear suspension movement at all?

I personally don't think its much stiffer than stock like that with 26mm bars, just about no camber on swingaxle cars and ride height is about right
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« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2017, 19:39:10 pm »

Cheers Ritchie, I'll set them to no sag. I can fine tune them with the adjustable plates.
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« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2017, 20:06:29 pm »

I just put 29s in my street car. I set them much like richie describes, though mine sits a little bit on the lowered side(by design). The car rides just fine. Its 2000lbs with me in it though.
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richie
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« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2017, 20:40:55 pm »

Other thing to remember is the longer they are the softer for given diameter, 26mm short is a lot stiffer than 26mm long
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