Can You Bend A Sway Bar at Vernon Merlin blog

Can You Bend A Sway Bar. I figured you heat it cherry red to bend it but i am not sure how to cool it. I have heard of guys heating and bending sway bars, i personally don't think it is a good idea, think of one as a spring, yes you can. Then turn the next bend back toward the center. Does it get too hard at the area that was heated and will it crack from movement from stresses? I've heard that it can be heated and bent, that it should never be heated and bent, that it should be cold bent and that cold bending. If you could figure out the material it is made out of, and the post bending heat treat (if any) that would give us a much better data. What are the symptoms of a bent sway bar? Specific alloy steel and targeted heat treatments are. Will it soften the bar too much? Of course, you can't just grab any available piece of round stock, bend it into shape, and expect it to do the job. If you let it cool naturally; Has anyone bent a sway bar to fit in a modified front suspension? If you quench it in water; I have too much body roll in the front. To make it fit, i need to bend the first spot where it goes toward the shock out.

Of course, you can't just grab any available piece of round stock, bend it into shape, and expect it to do the job. I've heard that it can be heated and bent, that it should never be heated and bent, that it should be cold bent and that cold bending. Does it get too hard at the area that was heated and will it crack from movement from stresses? I figured you heat it cherry red to bend it but i am not sure how to cool it. If you let it cool naturally; If you could figure out the material it is made out of, and the post bending heat treat (if any) that would give us a much better data. Specific alloy steel and targeted heat treatments are. To make it fit, i need to bend the first spot where it goes toward the shock out. I have too much body roll in the front. If you quench it in water;

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Can You Bend A Sway Bar Has anyone bent a sway bar to fit in a modified front suspension? Of course, you can't just grab any available piece of round stock, bend it into shape, and expect it to do the job. You can test the middle or main part of the bar with the file to see if it feels like its end or a grade 8 bolt without removing much. If you quench it in water; I've heard that it can be heated and bent, that it should never be heated and bent, that it should be cold bent and that cold bending. To make it fit, i need to bend the first spot where it goes toward the shock out. Then turn the next bend back toward the center. What are the symptoms of a bent sway bar? Does it get too hard at the area that was heated and will it crack from movement from stresses? If you let it cool naturally; I had a tein flex suspenssion, just installed a. If you could figure out the material it is made out of, and the post bending heat treat (if any) that would give us a much better data. Will it soften the bar too much? I have heard of guys heating and bending sway bars, i personally don't think it is a good idea, think of one as a spring, yes you can. I have too much body roll in the front. Has anyone bent a sway bar to fit in a modified front suspension?