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Sway bars. |
914itis |
Apr 28 2013, 09:38 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
Are there any advantages of installing sway bars on a street car?
Does it improve handling? |
brant |
Apr 29 2013, 07:22 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,632 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I really like a rear stock bar on a street car (with the front also of course)
I don't lift tires in the corner on the street.. and even if it did I wouldn't worry about loosing acceleration since I'm not racing on the street. Steve, your experience with the rear sway bar sounds like it may have been installed upside down and contacting the trunk floor causing infinite spring rate... I've seen that once and it made the car undriveable... but with it installed to clearance the trunk, the rear sway bar helps the handling. |
aircooledtechguy |
Apr 29 2013, 09:32 AM
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The Aircooledtech Guy Group: Members Posts: 1,966 Joined: 8-November 08 From: Anacortes, WA Member No.: 9,730 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I really like a rear stock bar on a street car (with the front also of course) I don't lift tires in the corner on the street.. and even if it did I wouldn't worry about loosing acceleration since I'm not racing on the street. Steve, your experience with the rear sway bar sounds like it may have been installed upside down and contacting the trunk floor causing infinite spring rate... I've seen that once and it made the car undriveable... but with it installed to clearance the trunk, the rear sway bar helps the handling. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I bought a stock set off the classifieds years ago. I was excited to see the difference between with and without the front bar. . . Didn't really see much improvement at all with just the front bar. I added the rear bar the next weekend and WOW, totally changed the car for the better. I'm using stock springs on my car. I now have Koni yellows front and rear w/ stock springs and the factory front/rear sway bars. I love the way it handles. I've never had an issue running the rear bar. The car just sticks. |
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