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 Feb 14 2004, 03:26 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 297 Joined: 14-February 04 Member No.: 203  |
Just wondering. Are sway bars heat treated in any way as to influance there performance? Or is there spring/torque just the result of the material itself.
I see a lot of the names here of people who have helped me out over the past year or so. I'm glad I was able to follow the vaccum (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Steve a.k.a. Redbird1 |
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Feb 14 2004, 04:43 AM
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FRRAX Owner/Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196 |
They are tempered like springs to retain their shape and to give the material the correct properties for the job.
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Feb 14 2004, 11:30 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 297 Joined: 14-February 04 Member No.: 203 |
For example, the bars you see on a tans am car that are home made and strait. Is this no more than a peice of round stock, or is it treated in some way?
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Feb 14 2004, 03:49 PM
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Seeking round tuits Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,522 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Kentucky Member No.: 33 |
For bent swaybars, some are bent hot and then retempered, others are bent cold (depends on the company).
I assume the straight tubular bars are just made from the appropriate material to begin with, but I don't know that. |
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Feb 14 2004, 08:51 PM
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FRRAX Owner/Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196 |
The straight bars are (as far as I know) splined and then tempered (unless they are tempered and the splines are "rolled" like ARP fastners are). But either way, they are usually not "roll cage tubing" if that was the answer you were looking for.
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Feb 14 2004, 10:22 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 297 Joined: 14-February 04 Member No.: 203 |
But either way, they are usually not "roll cage tubing" if that was the answer you were looking for.
I didn't figure roll cage tubing but I was thinking maybe some kind of basic steel. Now having read what you guys have said, (temper) that makes sense. So if you wanted to make your own bar, what kind of tempering? Any ideaa. I suppose a heat treat place may know. |
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Feb 14 2004, 10:42 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,947 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Everett, WA Member No.: 16 |
If you want to make a bar, just put together something using pieces that were made for it. You can get them at any of the big race shops.
http://www.stockcarproducts.com/susp21a.htm http://www.stockcarproducts.com/susp21.htm http://www.stockcarproducts.com/susp22.htm That's just one example. You aren't going to save any significant amount of money having one fabbed up then heat treated. I'd only do that if you were looking to make some custom shape that isn't available. |
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Feb 14 2004, 11:03 PM
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Really Old Corner Carver Group: Advanced Member Posts: 1,209 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Atlanta Ga Member No.: 21 |
The old Herb Adams bars were 4340 steel (although he recommended 4140 also) . Heat treat the bar to Rockwell C-35.
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