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Old 03-14-08, 03:21 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Re: brake bias bar

Was thinking about this late last night, glad to see that others have chimed in. Rod ends will only work in a balance bar system if the 'ball' in the center is threaded & pinned to prevent rotation when adjustments are made. Limit stops as in Lynns pic are a help to prevent excessive tipping of the bar, but the main problem is the rod ends require nuts on both sides of them to make the system work. In the end it all becomes a bit messy & the system in Jimmy Macs pic with threaded clevis is better, requiring only one lock nut for a road car system or none if you have a remote in car balance adjuster with suitable detents etc.
In a 'normal' production car run this would be sufficient reason for a factory recall of all cars. I wouldnt want to standing in court trying to justify my reasons for installing such a system.

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