Hotchkis TVS with QA1 lower control arms
Behind. Sway bar is more above the bottom of the k than below it, and that's with the brackets tilted at an angle due to the welds.
Granted, on the car the k is more at an upward angle towards the front than in this pic, but the sway bar would still be in the same area in relation to the k.
In any case, moving the lca up and down, it doesn't get any closer to the end link than 3/4.
That is going by the specs that the end links must be vertical, and I'm interpreting that as meaning vertical to the seat in the sway bar as well as the lca end link mount.
It doesn't appear to mean perpendicular to the ground, I imagine they would state it that way if so.
Also, instructions state the span between the end link brackets, on the lca, must match the width of the sway bar.
They do not, hence the 3/4 difference on both sides.
I really want to get it all on the car and see the geometry when it's at ride height before saying it lines up or not, or is within a reasonable tolerance, or whatever.
Just showing what I'm seeing now.
In my mind, the big takeaways are to mount the brackets to the sway bar first, then determine where the brackets need to be on the k, and get them flat against it.
Using the factory bolt holes in the front lines it up very well, side to side and front to back, and the reality is moving it forward, back, side to side, doesn't get it closer or in a better plane in relation to the lca.
If I had just bolted the brackets on the k first, the sway bar would bind up, of course that would mean I didn't read the instructions.
Behind. Sway bar is more above the bottom of the k than below it, and that's with the brackets tilted at an angle due to the welds.
Granted, on the car the k is more at an upward angle towards the front than in this pic, but the sway bar would still be in the same area in relation to the k.
In any case, moving the lca up and down, it doesn't get any closer to the end link than 3/4.
That is going by the specs that the end links must be vertical, and I'm interpreting that as meaning vertical to the seat in the sway bar as well as the lca end link mount.
It doesn't appear to mean perpendicular to the ground, I imagine they would state it that way if so.
Also, instructions state the span between the end link brackets, on the lca, must match the width of the sway bar.
They do not, hence the 3/4 difference on both sides.
I really want to get it all on the car and see the geometry when it's at ride height before saying it lines up or not, or is within a reasonable tolerance, or whatever.
Just showing what I'm seeing now.
In my mind, the big takeaways are to mount the brackets to the sway bar first, then determine where the brackets need to be on the k, and get them flat against it.
Using the factory bolt holes in the front lines it up very well, side to side and front to back, and the reality is moving it forward, back, side to side, doesn't get it closer or in a better plane in relation to the lca.
If I had just bolted the brackets on the k first, the sway bar would bind up, of course that would mean I didn't read the instructions.
