sway bar issues with end links

[ezdaar]

So what causes "sway bar walk"? This isn't the first time I have heard of them hitting shocks.

 

[btw64]

Anyone think of putting a small spacer between the the shock and mount to move shock towards the tire. I have some room on my truck with the 20" rims. Possibly reverse the bolts so the head is near the tire instead of the point of the bolt. I guess you would have to shift the whole shock extender over unless moving the top over a little would let it clear.

 

[Kartoon]

I think if you moved the shock you would really want to move the top and bottom the same so the shock travel wouldnt be altered by having it a diagonal.

I think the end links are too short. I know they are supposed to be shorter to get the angle of the sway bar back to normal, but to me Id rather have a slightly more angled sway bar that doesnt hit anything, than to have it parallel to the ground and hit my shock.

You should really put a disclaimer on your store about this, especially if you knew that with the eibachs there are issues. I spent $85 for parts I cant use, and since I all ready had the sway bars it would have told me to not bother buying them.

 

[Kartoon]

I would have thought Tony would be all over fixing this issue...

 

[NORCAL SS]

this is why i have my number here 24/7. Im not online all the time. call me

 

[southboundchicken]

Oh boy... I have these end links sitting on the work bench waitng for the rest of my 2/3 drop kit i hope this is not going to be a issue

 

[NORCAL SS]

It should just clear at ride height. I did another over wekeend. Like on my escalade it's very close but doesn't rest on it at ride height

 

[Clean07Burb]

I know my truck is a NNBS and not a NBS, but same deal here. I'm running a 3/5 drop on my '07 Burb. I'm also running Eibach sways front and rear, along with DJM end links in the rear and a Spohn adjustable panhard bar. My sway bar contacts the panhard bracket, even after moving the driver side sway bar mounting bracket over one inch. I'm going to see if there's anymore room to move it over more because I need to fix the issue of the sway bar hitting the panhard bracket and I have plenty of room before it would contact the right side shock. I could just put the longer stock rear end links back in, but that'll bring the bar angle back down and I want it parallel to the ground like it should be. If I can't move the driver side sway bar mount over towards the passenger side any more than I already have, I might just end up having to modify the DJM end links so they're a bit longer than they are now, but still short enough to keep the bar as close to parallel with ground as possible.

The best solution is to get the sway bar far enough over to the right that it totally clears the panhard bracket. If not, it'll just end up hitting it again once I do the free travel mod and the rear suspension has more upward travel. So I don't think that lengthening the DJM end links would really solve anything now that I think about it. I'll just have to figure out how to move the sway bar over to the right about another 1/2" so its totally clear of that panhard bracket. That's all it would take in my case because its almost clear as it is now, but not enough so its just barely making contact.

 

[NORCAL SS]

there are variances with the panhard bar bracket. on my escalade mine stuck out more so had to tap it in while others ive done cleared fine. Clears shock though

 

[Clean07Burb]

there are variances with the panhard bar bracket. on my escalade mine stuck out more so had to tap it in while others ive done cleared fine. Clears shock though

Yeah, well mine must be one of the wider ones. I'll have to take a look and see if the bracket itself can be modified like you say you did to yours. Maybe I can massage the corner of the bracket with a grinder and get the bar to clear. Its really annoying having it hit the bar and I'm sure if left like this it would eventually stress the end link to the point of breakage like the one posted earlier.