Why my car has no front or rear sway bars?, Suspension upgrades or not |
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Why my car has no front or rear sway bars?, Suspension upgrades or not |
CCE |
Jun 27 2022, 04:27 PM
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CCE Group: Members Posts: 326 Joined: 28-December 21 From: Mexico Member No.: 26,203 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
Can anyone explain why my North American sold 1974 2.0, has no front or rear sway bars. Was Porsche so confident that 4 cilinder cars could handle the use without bars?
Is it only an American thing? Did Euro models also came without. Was it an option? My car leans badly, I am in the process of getting bilstein B6 shocks installed, but anyway, I see 914 cars with bars everywhere and mine has a big NOTHING to stop body lean… I still love it, buy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Any comments? |
gandalf_025 |
Jun 28 2022, 11:00 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,456 Joined: 25-June 09 From: North Shore, Massachusetts Member No.: 10,509 Region Association: North East States |
My factory 6 came without sway bars, but it did have the tabs on the A arms.
I bought a 19mm front bar from H+H Specialties in 1974, The owner of H+H lived 2 towns away from me and I drove to his house to get it. I went with the H+H because you could install it without removing the gas tank.. I have ABSOLUTELY no track experience, but what I noticed with the bar installed was A corner I could normally take at 70 mph before the bar, was fine with the front bar installed at 80 mph.... Then the back of the car started feeling a little loose. So I went back and bought the rear bar and that same corner could now be taken at 90 mph.. It really felt locked down and well planted.. What nobody explained to me at that point was.... You can OVER drive a set of sway bars and when that happens... It happens fast and you have absolutely no control.. You are just along for the ride.. I was 19 at the time and I survived.. Still have the car too.. I did manage to spin it a few times and was lucky to never hit anything.. |
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