I think we do. There is a whole bunch of misinformed hand wringing elsewhere about what the axle mounts do. They are only anchor points for the links. They go where they fit best. Nothing more.
On the TJ rear Antirock, there is no rate adjustment, unless you drill new holes in the arm. The universal rear Antirock has several rate adjustment holes already drilled in the arm.
sure you can't pass it somewhere to the rear or add spacers like you had. Find the right balance maybe move attach point a little forward shorten arm and add spacers.
The bottom holes effect that angle of the dangle of your end link. They're to be used to adjust the end link angle and arm angle though it does also influence the effective spring rate to some point it's not a direct moment arm change like drilling s hole in the arm is.
Well, if you know, you know!Wow, whipping out free body diagramthat’s a blast from the past. Brought me back to college!
The position of the axle mount does not change the direction, or the amount of force the axle is placing on the torsion bar. It’s movement path is fixed. Sure, it places more stress on the link to have it at an angle, but the amount of force and direction going through the other end of the link does not change. The only variable you can change to make it stiffer or softer, is your leverage on the bar which is done by the adjustment holes on the torsion bar itself.
Edit: free body diagram was bad but I stand the overall point
My dad always told me the angle of the dangle was proportionate to the mass of the ass... but he might not have been talking about a Jeep I guess....
Your dad was a smart guy
Sometimes you've gotta grab the bull by the horn and find out for yourself.
this is what i was trying to get at............... would tilting the arm 3" up or down from a level rested position have any more than a minute effect? does the arm give a rats as if it has some tilt either way, since no action occurs until axle movement does. as long as that sucker can't flip.
