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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 12:06 PM
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swaybar + alignment question

I know people say you don't need an alignment after installing swaybars. But has anyone experience slight pulling after installing swaybars? I recently installed Stillen sways and since then, it seems the car is pulling slightly to the right. I didn't hit anything since then. I have them in the softest setting as of now.
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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no issues on my end. when you installed them was your suspension loaded or suspended in the air?
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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it was in the air. it's not a bad pull...but it's still slightly noticeable.
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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Slight pull

Sounds like there might be a slight preload of the new stiffer bars on one side versus the other. This minor difference might be causing one side of the car to be stiffer and thus push the car to the other side slowly over some distance. In a perfect world, and springs/sways perfectly the same that shouldn't happen, but it does since there are always some differences in suspension components. I believe someone on this site has created a set of rear end links which could be used to get rid of any preload on a sway bar. Try doing a search using some combination or word as "end links" and see what pops up. Also if it's only minor, possibly an alignment might also take out that tendency. I know, you didn't change anything, but the stiffer sway bar is really a spring which comes into play while cornering unless it has a preload of some sort which will then affect it while driving straight. Good luck.

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