Ireland Engineering Sway bar settings?

#1

Anyone have a baseline that they adjust them to?
I know back in my oval track days we used to like a little pre-load.

#2

[quote=“mcmmotorsports” post=64339]Anyone have a baseline that they adjust them to?
I know back in my oval track days we used to like a little pre-load.[/quote]

The IE rear bar is continuously adjustable, correct? A lot of the bars have only a couple adjustment positions as defined by holes in the bar. I think that those folks mostly run the full loose hole.

On the continuously adjustable bar, folks run between full loose and “pretty close to full loose”. I do mine tighter then most I think at 14mm from full loose.

#3

[quote=“Ranger” post=64340][quote=“mcmmotorsports” post=64339]Anyone have a baseline that they adjust them to?
I know back in my oval track days we used to like a little pre-load.[/quote]

The IE rear bar is continuously adjustable, correct? A lot of the bars have only a couple adjustment positions as defined by holes in the bar. I think that those folks mostly run the full loose hole.

On the continuously adjustable bar, folks run between full loose and “pretty close to full loose”. I do mine tighter then most I think at 14mm from full loose.[/quote]

I don’t know anyone that intentionally “preloads” their sways. I don’t recall the issue coming up before.

#4

[quote=“mcmmotorsports” post=64339]Anyone have a baseline that they adjust them to?
I know back in my oval track days we used to like a little pre-load.[/quote]Do you shave down the tires on one side to make stagger too? All these roundy-round tricks we’re not down with!

#5

[quote=“ctbimmer” post=64349][quote=“mcmmotorsports” post=64339]Anyone have a baseline that they adjust them to?
I know back in my oval track days we used to like a little pre-load.[/quote]Do you shave down the tires on one side to make stagger too? All these roundy-round tricks we’re not down with![/quote]

No stagger, but I am trying to decIde if 65% left side weight will be the ticket.B)

#6

Preload is not somethink that I have been able to make work on a road race car but we do it all the time on the roundy round cars.

#7

[quote=“mcmmotorsports” post=64355][quote=“ctbimmer” post=64349][quote=“mcmmotorsports” post=64339]Anyone have a baseline that they adjust them to?
I know back in my oval track days we used to like a little pre-load.[/quote]Do you shave down the tires on one side to make stagger too? All these roundy-round tricks we’re not down with![/quote]

No stagger, but I am trying to decIde if 65% left side weight will be the ticket.B)[/quote]No preload. Use spring pads to adjust your weights, not the bar.

Full soft on rear bar, go stiffer if understeer is a problem and you don’t have a splitter (and/or can’t trail brake around it).

#8

PS - Hose clamps on either side of the bar clamp will help avoid a sliding bar if the stock hardware fails (belt and suspenders approach).