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Old 11-12-2011, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by RogerDaShrubber
Much like what an anti roll bar does, as load is placed on the outside wheels, and upward force is applied to the anti roll bar, due to its shape and mounting position, the upward force is converted into torsional force which applies a downward force on the inside wheel.


I think you've got that backwards there.

With an anti-roll bar, as the chassis rolls, an upwards force is put into the end of the swaybar on the outside of the car. The swaybar transmits that into an upward force on the arm, and eventually the wheel/tire, on the inside of the car.

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