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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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. |
Geezer914 |
Sep 21 2022, 09:48 AM
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Geezer914 Group: Members Posts: 1,449 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Salem, NJ Member No.: 10,179 Region Association: North East States |
Front sway bar, but no rear sway bar, Installed 140lb. rear springs instead.
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ClayPerrine |
Sep 21 2022, 12:03 PM
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Superhawk996 |
Sep 21 2022, 12:24 PM
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Front sway bar, but no rear sway bar, Installed 140lb. rear springs instead. That is exactly my point. You could put on softer rear springs and a rear bar. You would get a better ride and the same handling. Clay Probably would get BETTER handling. A stiff suspension lacking compliance over bumps and road imperfections usually performs unpredictably, and degrades confidence. The problem with this discussion on the street is the lack of hard metrics by which folks judge improvement or degradation. Most just slap on whatever “the recipe” is or what they bought and call it an improvement. Using spring rate only for roll control is counter productive |
ClayPerrine |
Sep 21 2022, 12:26 PM
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Using spring rate only for roll control is counter productive (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/external-content.duckduckgo.com-1143-1663784790.1.jpeg) |
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