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. |
NARP74 |
Sep 21 2022, 08:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,074 Joined: 29-July 20 From: Colorado, USA, Earth Member No.: 24,549 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Some racers might chime in here. I have had the rear tire lift with a rear bar on a tight corner once or twice on the street. I am not a track racer. I think they removed them for that reason and controlled the car from the front. You want rear wheels on the ground for more go and the front planted for more steering. It all has to work together. The ones that I know of that do race spend a lot of time in this area testing combinations and theory.
My first 914 was a detuned track car, front bar only, stiff springs in back. Drove great. I have since added a rear bar with no complaints. YMMV |
SirAndy |
Sep 21 2022, 12:24 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,682 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Some racers might chime in here. I have had the rear tire lift with a rear bar on a tight corner once or twice on the street. I am not a track racer. I think they removed them for that reason and controlled the car from the front. You want rear wheels on the ground for more go and the front planted for more steering. It all has to work together. The ones that I know of that do race spend a lot of time in this area testing combinations and theory. This is exactly right. Stiff rear springs plus a rear bar will cause rear wheel lift in tight corners and if you don't have a limited slip, you won't get enough traction to get out of that corner quick. Which is why the rear bar has a bad rap with certain people. If your suspension is setup to support a rear bar (as already explained above) the rear bar is very much beneficial. You can't look at suspension components in isolation, they all affect each other. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) PS: I have run front and rear bars for 20 years on my car and wouldn't run it without a rear bar. |
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