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Old 02-27-2021, 11:42 PM
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I have coilovers and I noticed that the front sway bar is hitting the spring. Are there any aftermarket sway bars that give that extra 1/4" (hopefully more) clearance?

Old 02-28-2021, 09:30 AM
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You can grind a bit of material off the outer edge of the sway bar to give you the clearance you need.
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maybe a smaller diameter spring? I use 2.250" springs. Lower shock mounted slotted and can be mover rearward?
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I'll check into the lower shock mount moving rearward a little. I mounted it centered so it didn't touch the upper control arm. I'll also take a look at grinding the end of the sway bar a little.
Maybe both of those together may solve the problem.
I'm not sure about smaller diameter coils. Not sure where to get those and if they will fit Ridetech?
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Is it the same on both sides? If not could you move the bar towards the other side?
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here is a picture showing a 2.250" spring along with a T1 front bar. Lots of clearance.

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I have 2.25" springs and have used T1 and Hellwig bars with no issues. If I had your issue I would look to break out the grinder to see if I could fix it.
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Fixed with new end links. I like the end links in the pic 3X2. Who makes those? I used eFe and with 1/2" longer length all fixed.
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Fixed with new end links. I like the end links in the pic 3X2. Who makes those? I used eFe and with 1/2" longer length all fixed.
Those are powergrid endlinks. Hopefully the ones you installed are adjustable.
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I put on the eFe adjustable end links and was able to adjust them up and they cleared the coil. I was surprised that one side needed adjusting an additional almost 1/4" to unbind the swaybar. The only thing I don't like about these is that they are not sealed. We'll see how they go...

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How are these working out for you? Thanks for your help.

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I put on the eFe adjustable end links and was able to adjust them up and they cleared the coil. I was surprised that one side needed adjusting an additional almost 1/4" to unbind the swaybar. The only thing I don't like about these is that they are not sealed. We'll see how they go...

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