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| Literati914 |
 Sep 10 2019, 08:49 PM
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Is there a point where a stiff(er) [than stock] rear spring negates the need for a rear sway bar? I've got a set of #140 welts that I'd been planning to use with or without a rear sway bar for sporty street car handling and probably some A/X.. but would jumping up to say a #180 spring and no sway bar be a better choice (both seem a bit much?).. or would it be better to use a stock rear sway bar and lighter springs?
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| yeahmag |
Sep 12 2019, 02:05 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,468 Joined: 18-April 05 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 3,946 Region Association: Southern California 
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It's mostly an autocross car running on Hoosier A7's. Less tire would lessen the need for spring. But...
At least with my car, it had the tendency to snap oversteer. Video and testing showed that bringing up the rears spring rate greatly reduced that tendency. This may be attributed to tire choice and grip levels, but if you have that problem now, it may be worth trying a higher spring rate than what the average 914'er runs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8fz0z1b5nA |
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Literati914 Spring choice and rear Sway Sep 10 2019, 08:49 PM
Larmo63 I'm running 225# 2 1/4" springs on Rebel ... Sep 10 2019, 09:49 PM Steve It’s a preference thing, but I thought weltmeis... Sep 10 2019, 09:55 PM Literati914
.., but I thought weltmeister 180’s were too st... Sep 10 2019, 10:06 PM
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[quote name='Steve' post='2746121' date='Sep 10 2... Sep 10 2019, 10:37 PM Steve Best practice for stock front is 140 rear. Rear s... Sep 11 2019, 06:17 AM ChrisFoley
Some people don’t like rear sway bars because ... Sep 11 2019, 07:25 AM jcd914 My old auto-x 914
Front: 22mm front T-bars and 1... Sep 11 2019, 03:21 PM yeahmag I'm at 300lbs in the rear and am likely going ... Sep 11 2019, 04:15 PM Literati914
I'm at 300lbs in the rear and am likely going... Sep 11 2019, 07:09 PM ConeDodger Mine is a 3.2 six conversion. I have 200# rear coi... Sep 11 2019, 10:43 PM Literati914 Ok thanks for the comments guys.. So it does sound... Sep 12 2019, 09:30 PM |
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