02 Montery Dakar build / final stages

Dumping all that sway bar load into the pinch bolts right next to the heim threads worries me a smidge. Almost as much as your turbo spacer that has a melting point of about 1100F.

Love the innovation and use of off the shelf shit. It took me a minute to think thru the swaybar scheme and convince myself it wasn’t overconstrained
 
i give it a 7.5/10 over all. time to get some data on how much it helps too
fucked up my datum on one. they are 1/4" different in overall length
ill see if she rides level or make another one to compensate for it











how about those nice alloy Cadillac front calipers on the rear!?!?

 
i imagine it will wiggle some it is has enough force.
being that it is pretty much a part of the trailing arm there is not real rotating need for a bushing
if the bar was mounted to the axle tube then i would have needed some better bushing solution
the shorter trailing arms provide some scissoring degrees. longer ones would have much less.
i measure about 6" raise/fall in the wheel well right on the axle center line with no bar
with the bar is about 2". this is full turn in a parking lot. driving it has a little more "push" in the sway.
i would say it got rid of about 70% of what it had
still a little bit more than a factory car but really got rid of the ridiculous portion!

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well everything is working real well and the aluminum third member seems to be pissed about it. there is a nice crack leaking oil out the bottom. time for an iron unit....
super charger never broke nuthin!
 
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