Toy_Guy

How exactly is an adjustable anti-roll bar adjusted from the cockpit.

I guess the pick-up points can be varied, but do you have a diagram?

Thanks.

Now THIS is what the forum is for... not this Alex stuff.

Mike@VAST

exactly

Andy Hedin

<i>Major changes in roll stiffness can be achieved by fitting anti-roll bars of various diameters, while fine-tuning can be accomplished by designing adjustability into the anti-roll bar. Adjustability is normally attained by making the arm lengths variable. Since the effective arm length is determined by the point at which the end links are fastened to the arms, the end links can be attached to sliding collars that can be secured anywhere along the arms.

Another technique used to create adjustable anti-roll bars is occasionally seen on formula cars. Rather than using a variable arm length, these anti-roll bars feature arms in the shape of flat blades that can rotate in a direction perpendicular to the main bar. When the blades are adjusted so that they are vertical, the arms are very stiff, and all of the anti-roll bar stiffness is determined by the main bar. When the blades are rotated to a horizontal position, they become very flexible, and thus reduce the overall stiffness of the anti-roll bar. Since the arms are used as flexible members in this anti-roll bar design, the stiffness equation is no longer accurate; nevertheless, the basic relationships between the various parameters of the anti-roll bar remain the same. The advantages of this anti-roll bar design are that it allows for very fine adjustments, is compact, and is readily adaptable to a remote anti-roll bar adjustment for the driver.</i><ul><li><a href="http://integra.vtec.net/geeser/docs/grm_swaybar.html">Roll With It: Understanding Anti-roll Bars</a></li></ul>

Andy Hedin

<ul><li><a href="http://www.jaytorborg.com/anti-roll_bars.htm">Cockpit Adjustable Anti-Roll Bars</a></li></ul>

Andy Hedin

Scoll down to the "Anti-Roll Bars (cockpit adjustable-blade type)" section of the page for some diagrams.<ul><li><a href="http://www.jblmotor.com/JBLchassi2.html">Anti-Roll Bars (cockpit adjustable-blade type)</a></li></ul>

NASA racer

in my day we had a lever or **** which was mechanical!

Nowadays, our racing stuff isn't anywhere NEAR that sophisticatexpensive.

Toy_Guy

WOW, Andy! Thanks for the answer.