So it has two holes on each side, one for soft and one for stiff. Can I mix these up so it has 4 settings?

It seems to me I should be able to mix n' match the holes for 4 increments, but want to make sure I won't get some weird behavior with one corner vs. another.

 

Yes. Leverage is leverage.

 

You need adjustable end links though and it's three settings

 

Yes, you can mix and match. With 3 holes you get 5 usable settings (11, 12, 22, 23, 33--don't use 13).

Edit: Sorry, I missed the two holes per side. With 2 holes you can use 3 settings but only if there's no pre-load on the bar. One adjustable end link can solve the pre-load issue.

 

macr88, thanks for the correction (stupid math!).

Thanks all.

 

Looks like I get to learn something today! Why the need for adjustable endlinks?

 

With the adjustable endlinks you can remove preload from the bar. With stock or fixed endlinks, you would have to twist the bar quite a bit to get to two different adjustment holes.

 

Got it! Thanks.

 

makes sense! i wasnt brave enough to ask the question. thanks steve. lol

 

There will be some amount of torsion (and resultant chassis roll) that occurs when you encounter a bump that would normally cause both sides to compress or extend the same amount. By using different settings, side-to-side, you're changing the effective motion ratio between the bar ends. If the lower connection point of the end link wants to move 1" vertically, that's what the bar end will try to do. The angle change of the bar end will be different for the adjustment locations given a displacement of the endlink.

If you can live with bumps causing chassis roll, then go for it. Hopefully that makes sense.