Team Associated TC6.1 Build – Step 15 – Anti-Roll Bars

The Build – Part 15
The anti-roll bars are a major tuning option for the TC6.1 (for all on-road cars, actually). Care must be taken to make sure that these bars are completely straight and are built exactly the same on the left and right sides.

Build Notes:
The TC6.1 comes with AE’s new H.D.R.C. (High Definition Roll Control) anti-roll bar system. Since the ‘bars’ are all the same length and color (only the thickness designates them now), AE has included some shrink tubing to help tell them apart. Shrink this heat tubing onto the bars before proceeding any further.

To start off this step, we will be building 4 anti-roll bar ballstuds and pivot mounts. It is extremely important that the distance between the base of the ball and the base of the ball cup are the EXACT same. Having these distances different can drastically change the way the anti-roll bar works.

Attach the assembled anti-roll bar ballstud/pivot mounts to the suspension arms as shown. Tighten the screws down, but make sure the pivot ball can swivel freely.

Insert the set screws into the anti-roll bar tubes. Do not tighten down all the way…just enough to keep them in place. A dab of loctite here is also recommended.

After you have heatshrunk the yellow tubing onto the anti-roll bars…

…insert them into the anti-roll bar tube as shown and secure with the set screws. The angle is pre-set and should ‘seat’ this way. If not, you might need to remove the anti-roll bar and re-install.

Slide the anti-roll bar pivot ball onto the end of each anti-roll bar rod and secure with a set screw. The end of the anti-roll bar should be flush with the end of the anti-roll bar pivot ball. A dab of loctite on the set screw is recommended.

Set the anti-roll bar assembly into place on the bulkheads and secure with the plastic anti-roll bar mounts as shown. Make sure the anti-roll bar tubes face up; you can tell they face up by the set screws facing up.

Pop the anti-roll bar cups onto the anti-roll bar pivot balls. Do this on all four suspension arms.

Part 16 – Installing the electronics.
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