[W126 Coupe] Rear anti roll bar & toe in
Divov
divov at tiscali.co.za
Fri Apr 13 09:05:13 EDT 2007
I am busy replacing the oe rubber anti roll bar rubber mountings with aluminium billets and have realised that the anti roll bar controls the rear wheel alignment!
With the bar disconnected, you can easily push the rear wheels forward or aft.
So, logically, under acceleration the rear wheels must toe in and the opposite under braking when the arb mounting rubbers compress - which clearly, they will do.
These half moon mounting rubbers are obviously critical for the cars handling and should be replaced as a car gets older / high mileage.
I am going to measure very carefully and drill my aluminium billets exactly mid way for the arb to sit in and then have the rear alignment checked.
There is a big 19mm bolt head on each side with a 3 eared washer behind on the rear suspension where the arb links up.
Is this the alignment adjustment?? I guess if I fiddle I will work that out for myself!
Alec Divov
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