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> Need your thoughts - rear bar
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post May 1 2012, 07:03 AM
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Rear Sway Bar
Need the pros & cons, options and what YOU have actually used. Basically, I have found that there is only the small factory assembly and the Weltmiester system available. I spoke with Ira at Tarret Eng. yesterday but the few prototypes he built years ago are all gone.

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I'm running 315/35/17 rears, a LSD and 300 lbs rear springs. I still have way too much rear body roll than I want. I've tightened up the front sway bar and removed rear camber and that has helped but feel I need a rear bar help beyond that with the body roll out back.

Your thoughts & options?
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post May 26 2012, 07:29 AM
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I think the biggest negative to running a rear bar is the problem of the bar hitting the trunk floor and going to max stiffness. Since you're not likely to be carrying luggage in your car, have Lewis cut some slots in the trunk floor so the bar cannot bottom. Variations on this theme were used by most teams back in the day.
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post May 26 2012, 07:49 AM
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QUOTE(John Jentz @ May 26 2012, 09:29 AM) *

I think the biggest negative to running a rear bar is the problem of the bar hitting the trunk floor and going to max stiffness. Since you're not likely to be carrying luggage in your car, have Lewis cut some slots in the trunk floor so the bar cannot bottom. Variations on this theme were used by most teams back in the day.


John - We're neighbors. I installed the system myself at Lewis' last week. My system
is set up to prevent bottoming out already. Thanks.

Come out to RA next weekend (6/2) - I've got an air conditioned trailer for comfort and it's always good to have another 914 around too (99% of the time that is)! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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Cracker   Need your thoughts - rear bar   May 1 2012, 07:03 AM
RobW   Rear body roll doesn't come from a rear sway b...   May 1 2012, 07:18 AM
brant   I run a rear bar... but your talking about needin...   May 1 2012, 08:32 AM
DanT   Have never run a rear bar on any of my personal 91...   May 1 2012, 08:47 AM
Randal   Have never run a rear bar on any of my personal 9...   May 25 2012, 10:46 AM
SirAndy   [quote name='DanT' post='1674572' date='May 1 2012...   May 25 2012, 02:55 PM
Randal   [quote name='DanT' post='1674572' date='May 1 201...   May 26 2012, 09:03 AM
stewteral   Rear Sway Bar Need the pros & cons, options a...   May 3 2012, 12:41 AM
Racer Chris   Rear Sway Bar Need the pros & cons, options a...   May 15 2012, 07:03 AM
Cracker   Thanks to Bob/Naroescape - I now have his old Welt...   May 15 2012, 03:59 PM
stewteral   Rear Sway Bar Need the pros & cons, options a...   May 15 2012, 08:58 PM
Trekkor   31mm front bar, stock torsion bars. Stock rear bar...   May 16 2012, 12:19 AM
grantsfo   31mm front bar, stock torsion bars. Stock rear ba...   May 24 2012, 12:41 PM
campbellcj   I have used a rear bar almost continuously for man...   May 18 2012, 12:08 AM
yeahmag   Big Track, Short Track, or Autocross?   May 23 2012, 11:39 PM
Cracker   Big Track, Short Track, or Autocross? No autoc...   May 24 2012, 04:11 AM
RobW   I had really good results with 21MM front torsion ...   May 24 2012, 10:28 PM
OU8AVW   Are you guys corner balancing?   May 25 2012, 06:41 AM
Cracker   -2 (on Andy's lead/logic) :D I'm still ...   May 26 2012, 07:12 AM
campbellcj   Cambellcj - Which bolts sheared on your Welt kit...   May 26 2012, 09:38 AM
John Jentz   I think the biggest negative to running a rear bar...   May 26 2012, 07:29 AM
Cracker   I think the biggest negative to running a rear ba...   May 26 2012, 07:49 AM
Racer Chris   Thats exactly why I modified mine like this:   May 26 2012, 10:50 AM
Randal   Thats exactly why I modified mine like this: ...   May 26 2012, 11:16 AM
Trekkor   Using the stock bar, mounted upside down, I have n...   May 26 2012, 10:50 PM
Trekkor   KT   May 26 2012, 10:56 PM


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