front GT3 sway bar DIY questions

[thewightstuff]

just about to fit up my GT3 front sway bar but have a couple of quick questions.

using adjustable drop links which hole should be used when setting the length? i cant decide if i should use the standard (middle) hole as the benchmark for no preload or the softest hole. anyone got any info. it would seem like it should be the softest so that all adjustments onwards use pull as the force. using the middle would give a combination of pull on as you harden and push as you soften. this doesnt seem correct from an engineering point of view but cars often dont :)

second question is concerning removing the bar itself. do i need to undo all the suspension gubbins to get the front out. the rear is a simple clamp while the front looks attached under a plate holding control arm mounts etc. id hate to undo all of this only to find id missed something spectacularly obvious.

[topmech0]

it will not matter which hole you use to set sway bar length as you should have both sides in same hole. by doing this it doesnt effect your droplinks length when stiffening or softening in future. the only thing you must watch is that the lengths are not too long that they bottom out on the bottom arm when on the ground.

as for removing the bar you have to undo the small black boomerang bracket with the suspension bolt etc to lower the bar down. hope all this helps?

[topmech0]

oh and nearly forgot. when adjusting the droplink lengths for sway bar it is absolutely vital that the front wheels are steered in the straight ahead position so the bar is not loaded!

[thewightstuff]

thanks for taking the time to reply.

i guess my understanding of the adjustment and what it actually did was slightly off.

from just looking at the adjustment procedure i had im my head that moving from hole to hole added increasing levels of preload to the bar thus stiffening up when infact the increased stiffness if a function of reduced bar length/less leverage and not a preload issue at all.

i guess the small distance between holes and the axis on which the drop links rotate actually back this up now im looking at it from the other end.

thanks also ref the removal confirmation. it had to be too good to hope for that it would be as simple as the rear haha