Re: [E36M3] Help needed from RD Sport or Racing Dynamics sway bar

["The Brown Family" <michelle@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 08:57:39 -0500
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Barrett, I too have the H&R,  Bilstein combination with RD sways...
A very effective combination I might add.  Although I had the work done my
Michael Ko in Maryland, I noticed that when changing back
to my street pads after my last Summit Point session I noticed that
my links were set in the far position about 3/4 the way down on the
link.  However this created a problem because the link is now bent
and should have apparently been set in the back (second position).
I appears that if it were set in this second position it would be
not have bent.  It looks like the sway must have come more horizonal
after use.   The front sway is set in the middle postion if think.  That
looks great.   This combination made a big difference on the track
and the ride became very compliant after a thousand miles or so.
I had Eibachs on the car before on stock shocks - this combination
was much too "mushy" and the car bottomed frequently.   This
combination you and I presently have is exceptional!

                                      Hope this Helps,  Todd Brown

todd@domain.elided

- -----Original Message-----
From: Barrett Nicholas <barrettn@domain.elided>
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Date: Sunday, January 10, 1999 2:41 AM
Subject: [E36M3] Help needed from RD Sport or Racing Dynamics sway bar owner


>I got my suspension parts through Turner Motorsport, so I could wait until
>Monday morning & ask them, but I'm impatient & would like to not have to
get a
>ride to work on Monday.  I have a set of RD Sport sway bars that I'm having
>trouble getting the rear bar to fit properly. It was one of the first RD
Sport
>bars Turner sold, so I'm hoping there isn't something wrong where it's not
the
>right bar or something. You'd think given they've been making the bars for
a
>while that just changing the name the sell under here in the US wouldn't
mess
>anything up, but who knows? Anyone out there that'd be willing to take a
phone
>call from me Sunday afternoon & field some stupid questions? I can't see
how
>it'll fit without rubbing - I even tried swapping it end for end just to be
sure
>it doesn't fit the other way. Unless something magic happens once it's
bearing
>weight, it's just not happening. I pride myself on being a pretty competent
>mechanic (I've done all the work by myself - at home, no air tools, F&R
>Bilsteins & H&R springs, RD sway - in one day total - done right), the
thought
>that this can stymie me is a affront to my ability. Not that it seems to
matter
>in making it fit, which of the two holes in the bar end did you use for the
>adjustable links? About how long did you have the links adjusted to? Anyone
who
>has a digital camera who could take a snapshot of their setup & send it to
me?
>(Preferably the driver's side - the exhaust - axle area on that side seems
to be
>the tightest). I guess since I'm asking, anyone have torque specs for the
>endlink - swaybar bolt? Since it doesn't exist in the OEM setup and the
bars
>don't come with a torque spec for it, I'm guessing based on the bolt size,
but I
>don't like doing that.
>
>tia for all help,
>
>Barrett N.
>Houston, Texas
>(pride wounded by a stubborn sway bay)
>

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