Any advantages to not using Sway Bar End Link spacers? Any update on benefits/tricks for spacer install?

[SpyderSteveFL]

I know there's a million threads on sway bars, but...

Between Lamonster and BajaRon (and I know they are both great vendors and products)...

I know the point of a collar (keeps bar centered and prevents movement), but why does Lamonster (and H&R) use collars on his bar but BajaRon doesn't?

I'm assuming the end links are pretty much the same between the 2 except Lamonster rings are sized properly and BajaRon (and H&R) uses spacers. Is there an advantage to not using spacers besides ease of install/convenience? Some people used to glue spacers to end links which didn't seem like a good practice, does BajaRon have any updated tricks for spacer install like including piece of tubing, etc?

 

[Dansy]

Not sure why the collars but it’s easy enough to use. As for the end link (I have a Lamonster bar on both bikes) having the proper end link (like BRP) is a plus in my book… Bajaron uses a little wood dowel for their install.

 

[Snoking1127]

I know there's a million threads on sway bars, but...

Between Lamonster and BajaRon (and I know they are both great vendors and products)...

I know the point of a collar (keeps bar centered and prevents movement), but why does Lamonster (and H&R) use collars on his bar but BajaRon doesn't?

I'm assuming the end links are pretty much the same between the 2 except Lamonster rings are sized properly and BajaRon (and H&R) uses spacers. Is there an advantage to not using spacers besides ease of install/convenience? Some people used to glue spacers to end links which didn't seem like a good practice, does BajaRon have any updated tricks for spacer install like including piece of tubing, etc?

Take a wooden dowel the same diameter as the bolt. Cut it to length to match ends with the spacers. Put the end up into the frame and push the dowel out with the bolt! Works great!!!

 

[mecsw500]

I know there's a million threads on sway bars, but...

Between Lamonster and BajaRon (and I know they are both great vendors and products)...

I know the point of a collar (keeps bar centered and prevents movement), but why does Lamonster (and H&R) use collars on his bar but BajaRon doesn't?

I'm assuming the end links are pretty much the same between the 2 except Lamonster rings are sized properly and BajaRon (and H&R) uses spacers. Is there an advantage to not using spacers besides ease of install/convenience? Some people used to glue spacers to end links which didn't seem like a good practice, does BajaRon have any updated tricks for spacer install like including piece of tubing, etc?

The glue is just a dab of CA glue to keep the collars in place as you get the thing bolted up. Once in place, that tiny little dab of super glue will fracture and no longer do anything to worry about. I think the small dowel he provides is probably a better solution. I suspect the collars are there so the rose joints can be an industry standard size to keep the manufacturing costs down. In fact, I think the small dowel he provides is quite an elegant solution.

 

[Snoking1127]

The glue is just a dab of CA glue to keep the collars in place as you get the thing bolted up. Once in place, that tiny little dab of super glue will fracture and no longer do anything to worry about. I think the small dowel he provides is probably a better solution. I suspect the collars are there so the rose joints can be an industry standard size to keep the manufacturing costs down. In fact, I think the small dowel he provides is quite an elegant solution.

I wonder who they learned the dowel idea from?