Rear sway bars - Good or Bad ? |
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Rear sway bars - Good or Bad ? |
pistonboy |
Sep 20 2022, 08:31 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 26-October 15 From: California Member No.: 19,305 Region Association: None |
A friend has told me, rear sway bars are suppose to be bad and many people remove them. He says he has heard this from others.
Are rear sway bars good or bad? One of my 914s has the front factory sway bar but no rear sway bar. I have purchased front and rear aftermarket sway bars for one of my vehicles which currently has none, though I have not added them yet. I have also purchased a rear aftermarket sway bar to put on the one that has only the front factory sway bar. Since 914s were designed by Porsche, I find it hard to believe they made a mistake on suspension and handling. These are the things Porsche is famous for. Does anyone have experience with and without rear sway bars and knows. Thank you. |
Cairo94507 |
Sep 21 2022, 08:31 AM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,811 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California |
My car has '73-'74 front & rear (stock 914) sway bars. I have 140 pound rear springs, Bilstein shocks and Elephant Racing rubber bushings all around. Raised the front spindles 19mm and added the tie rod modification also by Elephant Racing. Stock torsion bars up front. My goal was to have a comfortable car that handled good enough for street driving and did not squeak. I think the car rides and handles just like I wanted and of course, no squeaks. Oh, I also have deep 6 Fuchs with 195x55x15 Yokohama tires. I really wanted a good summer performance tire that was 195x60x15, but could not find any. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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