anti-sway bar

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anti-sway bar

The mechanic installs a new anti-sway bar on the vehicle.

Definition

Noun: A stabilizer bar; a rigid, typically metal, component in a vehicle's suspension system. It connects the left and right wheels (either at the front or rear) and reduces body roll or "sway" during cornering by transferring force from one side of the vehicle to the other.

Usage

The term "anti-sway bar" is used specifically in automotive contexts to describe a key part of a car or truck's chassis system. It is a technical term commonly found in discussions about vehicle handling, performance, and repair. * Installing a thicker anti-sway bar can make a car feel more stable on winding roads. * The mechanic recommended replacing the worn-out anti-sway bar links. * This truck model has an anti-sway bar as standard equipment on the rear suspension.

Advanced Usage
  • "To upgrade the anti-sway bar": A common modification for performance or off-road vehicles to improve handling characteristics.
    • Enthusiasts often upgrade the anti-sway bar to reduce body roll on the track.
Variants and Related Words
  • Stabilizer bar: The most common synonym in general automotive terminology.
  • Anti-roll bar: A synonym frequently used in British English and motorsports engineering.
  • Sway bar: A common abbreviated form used colloquially (e.g., "front sway bar").
  • Stabilizer link (or sway bar link): The connecting rod that attaches the anti-sway bar to the suspension arm or strut.
Synonyms
  • Stabilizer bar
  • Anti-roll bar
  • Roll bar (Note: This can be ambiguous, as "roll bar" also refers to a safety cage inside a vehicle.)
Related Phrases
  • Body roll: The leaning or tilting of a vehicle's body during cornering, which the anti-sway bar is designed to counteract.
  • Suspension stiffness: A general property of a vehicle's handling that is influenced by the anti-sway bar.
  • Understeer/Oversteer: Handling characteristics that can be tuned by adjusting the thickness (stiffness) of the front and rear anti-sway bars.
anti-sway bar

The mechanic installs a new anti-sway bar on the vehicle.

Noun
  1. a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis

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