DeTomaso Mailing List: June 99, Message #65

mike,    as i have only seen photos of the "sphere bars" i can only guess 
what they are made of, but they look like a spherical bearing mounted within 
a polyurethane  housing  then mounted to existing sway bar studs, am i 
correct? if so what would stop a person from simply using a male heim rod end 
of proper diam. as sway bar , and then drilling proper size hole exactly half 
way between each original sway bar bushing mounting studs. this would place 
the bushing in the proper location on the lower a arm.  the proper  sway bar 
to lower a arm height could then be arrived at by welding a nut to the 
underside of a arm and simply rotating the rod end till its height is right 
to hold sway bar at proper height, then use a jam nut to lock it down and 
keep it from turning. this same approach might be able to be used at all of 
the sway bar mounting locations. would this not give one the ability to 
adjust his sway bars effects, by raising or lowering the rod settings.      
just my thoughts .now  lets hear from some experts mike, one can get 4 good 
self lubed rod ends for under 75.00
                                        dean    1973L #5514