A sway bar is used to control the sway of a trailer towed with a ball hitch. it is a two piece assembly with a handle attached to a screw tightener. the sway bar attaches to your hitch and to the A frame on your trailer. It attaches through the use of 1"ball and cups on each axle sway slides back and forth as the trailer and tow vehicle articulate. The screw tightener clamps down on a brake shoe which causes friction to limit the amount of movement on the bar.
sway bar
A sway bar is used to control the sway of a trailer towed with a ball hitch. it is a two piece assembly with a handle attached to a screw tightener. the sway bar attaches to your hitch and to the A frame on your trailer. It attaches through the use of 1"ball and cups on each axle sway slides back and forth as the trailer and tow vehicle articulate. The screw tightener clamps down on a brake shoe which causes friction to limit the amount of movement on the bar.
The links go on the end on the sway bar and hook to the suspension. Bushings are used to connect the sway bar to cars frame.
there should be a rear sway bar
A sway bar is a torsion bar mounted laterally on a suspension and is designed to reduce side sway. The sway bar attempts to accomplish this by transferring movement from one side of the suspension to the other. This is done through the connection of a torsion bar to each side of an axle by flexible links. (Sway bar links)
A little more information. Year/model. Some sway bar links become loose because of wear and the links continue to work but make a noise when the front end hits a bump. Other sway bar links will break altogether and the vehicle will lean excessivly when going around a corner.
Possibly broken sway bar. Also look at the shocks.
The sway bar is not adjustable, but you can replace the bushings.
A bad sway bar will cause vehicles to shift from side to side more easily when turning. The sway bar provides stability and limits motion.
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Broken sway bar or sway bar links.
Sway bar has other names as anti-roll bar or stabilizer bar and is present in automobile suspension. The purpose of a sway bar is to keep the body roll of the vehicle at low level during a sharp turn.