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Violent front end shake after getting sway bars
- Thread starter RealJule
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BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
Well according to His Bio He just joined Spyderlovers.... It may be His first Spyder, so He probably doesn't even know what questions and info to give us ..... JMHO .... Mike :thumbup:
Peteoz
Well-known member
RealJule, it wasn’t meant as correction per se, just a clarification in case what you believed was the “sway bar’, was in fact something else. You are hearing from some VERY experienced, technically competent riders here, including Baja Ron, who makes and sells the bar, and we are all scratching our heads as a new bar would not cause the issue you are experiencing unless something else was involved :dontknow:
Pete
Lamonster
SpyderLovers Founder
I looked up our orders with that email and we're not showing that we installed it. My next question would be is if they had any other work done like fender lights. If so it is possible a wheel was removed and the lugs were not torqued down. I doubt it has anything to do with the swaybar.
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Hypurone
Active member
I have seen them seized on several cars when I was working in the industry! The ones on my F3S were rusted (and it never sees water!) and were VERY tight and I had small vibs from it til I lubed and freed them up.... Now ya know! ;-)
T.P.
Member
The OP is talking about a new swaybar and link install, Still a big lack of information from the OP
T.P.
Thank you everyone for providing me with suggestions. A special thanks to BahaRon and Harvey from SpyderOps. It’s nice to know there are still people and businesses who are committed to excellent customer service. I took the bike to Lamont of Lamonster Garage, another example of superb customer service. I wish I had known about them when I first purchased the bike. Lamont rode the bike and said it rode like a tire was out of balance. My bike has 20,000 miles and the front tires are cupping. As Harvey explained it to me, the sway bar increases the contact of the tires. Basically my little shake I had always noticed became more prominent with the sway bar. Today I’m getting all new tires and an alignment. If you’ll indulge me, I have one more question. For any of you who have the stage 2 Elka front and rear shocks, is there a notable difference in the comfort level of your ride vs stock shocks?
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
If you still have OEM Kenda tires on your Spyder .... be advised Kenda has the Highest DEFECTIVE Tire ratio of ANY tire I have ever heard of. ..... You state the Spyder has " stage 2 Elka shocks front and rear " ....WHY ???? .... Folks usually buy them to STIFFEN their suspension. .... this will decrease the comfort level .... it's a tradeoff some folks accept ... Cadillac's have a comfortable ride - Race cars don't..... it's that simple ...... JMHO .... Mike :thumbup:
T.P.
Member
Mikey
Well-known member
As far as the stage two shocks, they have all of the adjustment on them to make the bike ride any way you want it to act!! I put them on to get rid of the body roll, it feels a lot more planted in the corners than it ever did with the stock shocks, and I have the options to soften the ride as much as I want, versus the crappy klick up and down! I put a Sway bar on first, that made a big difference, year later, shocks, another change for the good, now next season I will drink the Kool aide that Mike is serving and put some car tires on for the cherry on the top, and go hit some twisties in Tenn!!!:yikes: P.S, I know Mike you're going to tell me I did it @#$ backwards, but I know what I like as far as handling and I am getting it dialed in to my comfort!
BajaRon
Well-known member
You are going to like the last Kool-Aid booster shot when you get car tires. It's a Trifecta! (Which most people know as Three Wins in a Row!)
Peteoz
Well-known member
It’s horses for courses, Mike, and I believe RealJule is only “looking” at getting Elka. My aftermarket Ikon front and rear shocks most definitely have NOT made my suspension stiffer. I have them on a setting where I have the perfect combo of comfort and stability. They are most definitely more comfortable than the stock shocks which came with my RT……..but of course, I COULD dial them up to be as stiff as a board.
Pete
Peteoz
Well-known member
Ahhhhhhhh. The missing piece of the puzzle, RealJule…… you already had a small shake before you added the new swaybar. Great to hear it has been solved for you :thumbup: Thanks for letting us know…..and yes, Lamont, Ron and Spyderpops are as customer focused as you will ever find. :thumbup:
Pete
Pete
Jetfixer
Well-known member
Going out on a limb here. Check to see that the installer correctly tightened down the bolts that hold the sway bar in the frame channel. Being installed at a rally sometimes leads to being rushed and that's how mistakes are made. If those bolts were accidentally left loose the bike would ride almost as if it didn't have a sway bar.
Peteoz
Well-known member
RealJule writes above that Lamont has taken it for a ride and reckons one of the tires is delaminating/shot……the sway bar has simply enhanced that issue, Jetfixer. New tires on the way:thumbup:
Pete
Just bought my 2019 F3L less than two months ago. It had the Baja Ron swaybar already installed. My wifes 2018 F3L was her second Spyder in 2018 (she bought the F3 originally and then wanted the bags a few months later so hence the trade in). We put a Baja Ron swaybar on the F3 and she said it was night and day difference in the handling and the way it "sticks" to the road in turns. When we upgraded to the 2018 F3L a few months later we immediately put a sway bar on it and she said the same thing. A year later I came across a great deal on used Elka front and rear shocks and put them on her bike and she has said numerous times how better and different the ride was (not so much commenting on comfort but how well they handle in curves and road conditions) So when I got my 2019 a couple of months ago I was pleased that it had a Baja Ron swaybar and links already installed. Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago at Lamont's "Spyders in the Ozarks", John from Elka shocks was there offering free installs of shocks if you bought them at the event. Unbeknownst to me my wife had already decided to get me the front Elka Shocks even without knowing they were a free install. John did a presentation at Lamont's and I later had several long conversations with him about the Elka Shocks.
Here is the condensed version of what he said.
1. If you have a swaybar it will make the ride better but honestly the swaybar does what the shocks would do. (NOTE:..after a long twisty ride without the shocks and just the swaybar, and then another long twisty ride with the swaybar and the Elka shocks it was a HUGE difference and I told John.... he laughed and told me that he also knew it would be a big difference but each person has a different point of view, so he just tells them that the swaybar does what the shocks should do and vice versa). Again for both me and my wife it made a HUGE difference with the sway bar and then adding the Elka Shocks.
2. The rear Elka shock does NOTHING for handling. It is there (on my F3L) for passenger comfort and helps with the bounces etc. He said to NOT get the rear shock until my OEM one goes bad and then to get one because I would find that the cost of the OEM was not far off from the Elka. This made it easy for me to just get the front shocks. I absolutely do not regret getting them.
Hope that helps
John
Here is the condensed version of what he said.
1. If you have a swaybar it will make the ride better but honestly the swaybar does what the shocks would do. (NOTE:..after a long twisty ride without the shocks and just the swaybar, and then another long twisty ride with the swaybar and the Elka shocks it was a HUGE difference and I told John.... he laughed and told me that he also knew it would be a big difference but each person has a different point of view, so he just tells them that the swaybar does what the shocks should do and vice versa). Again for both me and my wife it made a HUGE difference with the sway bar and then adding the Elka Shocks.
2. The rear Elka shock does NOTHING for handling. It is there (on my F3L) for passenger comfort and helps with the bounces etc. He said to NOT get the rear shock until my OEM one goes bad and then to get one because I would find that the cost of the OEM was not far off from the Elka. This made it easy for me to just get the front shocks. I absolutely do not regret getting them.
Hope that helps
John
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