Front sway bar bushes
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Can you do it from the top? IIRC, that was an approach suggested by @Brutal but may have been in the X350 forum and I don't know if that translates to the XK
Edit: Check that. I think I'm combining two threads in my head. Aaron aka TexasTraveler did a great write up on control arms and references the sway bar bushes. Said he did it from below. This is where getting to it from atop came in the X350 forum and required removing some hoses. Still don't know if it translates to the XK though:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...7/#post2579769
Edit: Check that. I think I'm combining two threads in my head. Aaron aka TexasTraveler did a great write up on control arms and references the sway bar bushes. Said he did it from below. This is where getting to it from atop came in the X350 forum and required removing some hoses. Still don't know if it translates to the XK though:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...7/#post2579769
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If so, did you notice the difference in the corners? I quite like the handling as it is... but imagine a tighter front end! Or... is the light sway bar the answer to the nimble dynamics?
All of you may laugh but I speak truthfully... the Riley has a wood frame. And that contributes favourably on the most squirrelly of roads as she seems to "bend and stretch" around the corners.
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You likely know this, a sway bar’s essentially a spring. The stock one’s hollow so I upgraded it with a larger diameter solid. Did the rear as well. This translates to faster response in the corners.
Here’s a handy article on the subject.
https://www.thedrive.com/guides-and-...suspension-mod
Here’s a handy article on the subject.
https://www.thedrive.com/guides-and-...suspension-mod
@jahummer Need to ask! Did you replace the sway with a "stronger" substitution? Custom fabricated?
If so, did you notice the difference in the corners? I quite like the handling as it is... but imagine a tighter front end! Or... is the light sway bar the answer to the nimble dynamics?
All of you may laugh but I speak truthfully... the Riley has a wood frame. And that contributes favourably on the most squirrelly of roads as she seems to "bend and stretch" around the corners.
If so, did you notice the difference in the corners? I quite like the handling as it is... but imagine a tighter front end! Or... is the light sway bar the answer to the nimble dynamics?
All of you may laugh but I speak truthfully... the Riley has a wood frame. And that contributes favourably on the most squirrelly of roads as she seems to "bend and stretch" around the corners.
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I don't mean to sound ignorant, but evidently I am.
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I once installed a 1-1/2" solid front sway bar on my c1500 'sport truck'...I felt like I had been in the gym pressing weights for several days after. It was so heavy I think the poly bushings even distorted just sitting in the brackets due to the weight.
Installed some upgraded ones on MBs years ago, several very expensive ones were imported and hollow they really worked well.
wj
Installed some upgraded ones on MBs years ago, several very expensive ones were imported and hollow they really worked well.
wj
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I seem to recall that there are two sizes (internal diameter) for the X150 swaybar bushings.
Anyone know anything about this? And are the power-flex swaybar bushings better than aftermarket or Jag stock?
They appear to be rubber rather than the ply plastic of other PF bushings.
Anyone know anything about this? And are the power-flex swaybar bushings better than aftermarket or Jag stock?
They appear to be rubber rather than the ply plastic of other PF bushings.
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I seem to recall that there are two sizes (internal diameter) for the X150 swaybar bushings.
Anyone know anything about this? And are the power-flex swaybar bushings better than aftermarket or Jag stock?
They appear to be rubber rather than the ply plastic of other PF bushings.
Anyone know anything about this? And are the power-flex swaybar bushings better than aftermarket or Jag stock?
They appear to be rubber rather than the ply plastic of other PF bushings.
WJ
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