03-01-2019, 01:39 PM | #1 |
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Dinan Front Swaybar Hitting Control Arm
From what my mechanic was telling me, this will only happen when the car is on a lift. We lifted the car up and down and it hits there, but there is no binding. Does anyone else's Dinan bar hit the control arm??
I had him install the coilovers at the same time, but height is adjusted already and it's been corner balanced. Only thing left to do is alignment, but I don't think that will affect the swaybar hitting. |
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03-01-2019, 02:33 PM | #4 |
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Are Dinan not warranty friendly in the US? So you can request resolution of the problem from Dinan.
But, from the picture, you need to go softer: So either of the two mounting holes closer to the control arm. Who makes those swaybar links btw? Last edited by M Fifty; 03-01-2019 at 02:35 PM.. Reason: Links. They too long the bar will hit. |
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The stiffness is set to what is recommended in the installation instructions. The links and bars came from Dinan, as part of their sway bar kit. And I ordered directly from Dinan. Edit: just realized they are open now. I'll give them a call. Maybe Dinan sent me the wrong links. |
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03-02-2019, 01:56 PM | #7 |
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I would be a bit concerned too although if all is good during suspension compression maybe this is normal. Only way to know if contact Dinan. I have tried emailing them before and they suck at responding. Best bet is to call.
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03-02-2019, 02:58 PM | #8 |
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If the item is made for the car, why are there a couple extra mounting points beyond recommended?
It's as if it were designed for an entirely different car... Last edited by M Fifty; 03-03-2019 at 04:22 AM.. Reason: Autocorrect |
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those are how you adjust sway bars. pretty much every sway bar for every car has them to adjust stiffness
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03-03-2019, 07:19 AM | #11 | |
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One other thought would be that the Dinan sway bar brackets where the bolts go through are slightly elongated, allowing the installer to adjust the bar a bit more frontward or back to the rear of the car , you could make sure they pushed it fully forward toward the front bumper ....but still full forward it will just barely hit. Once the car is on the ground it didn't seem to interfere as it pulls the bar up, at full droop (which your car won't see during normal operation as you know) it only then becomes a problem. I still need to correct it none-the-less. Good luck to you sir.
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I'm thinking about making some custom ones now. Could be as simple/cheap as getting a metal tube at home depot, cutting it to length, threading it, and putting in the existing pieces from the Dinan links. Like this... Image from here: http://uucmotorwerks.com/html_techti..._bar_links.htm |
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Dinan sent me the correct links. The KW's are the issue, as M2MGM speculated. My mechanic and I compared the bracket height to the stock shocks and the KW's is lower.
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It was also a good thing I brought it there since the techs that were originally from Dinan were hired by Steve. They had a machine shop as well. |
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I know I'm late to this and glad you got it figured out. The mounting point on shock body is different for almost every aftermarket, I had to get much shorter ones for my MCS 2WNR setup. My SPL front end links are 10.4" to 11.5" compared to the 11.4" to 12.9" standard length.
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Actually, are you sure that's the SPL measurement? Their website says they are 11.4 - 12.9" |
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Just as I mentioned in my post, almost all aftermarket coilovers have a different mounting positing for the top end of the end link. You also have a unique situation for yourself with both KW AND and aftermarket sway bar, in your case, Dinan. Having experience with these kinds of things over the years, I have a pretty good understanding of what needs to be done in order to avoid some issues that may come up. Regardless, you've got your situation sorted out with Dinan. I didn't even use the Dinan endlink on my e92M, they assume that you use a stock shock with their lowering spring setup. |
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I'm also running the 2WNR and SPL's. You sure the links needed to be shortened? I would need to double check but remember mine about 5mm from each end on full short. EDIT: You are correct. Measuring from the carrier to the center of the link on the damper body is OEM 145mm and the MCS is 130mm. So there is a difference of 15mm. The stock end link is 315mm centers meaning the new link should be 300mm. The SPL link can be shortned to this but leaves approx 10mm adjustability. Hope this helps someone else.
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