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. |
Superhawk996 |
Sep 24 2022, 10:47 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,878 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
@Brian Fuerbach
Thanks for the kind words. I remember that thread. Glad to see you working through your set up in a logical way, evaluating what you have, what you want to change, and making logical choices to move in that direction. As stated by others in this thread, it’s a system. There is most definitely interplay to balance the front and the rear to achieve the balance that suits your desire. Guess work and wasted money doesn’t need to be part of that process. |
Jett |
Sep 25 2022, 11:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,640 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Seattle Member No.: 17,686 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
@“Brian Fuerbach” Thanks for the kind words. I remember that thread. Glad to see you working through your set up in a logical way, evaluating what you have, what you want to change, and making logical choices to move in that direction. As stated by others in this thread, it’s a system. There is most definitely interplay to balance the front and the rear to achieve the balance that suits your desire. Guess work and wasted money doesn’t need to be part of that process. This is why our cars have front and rear bars, and torsion and springs, all stock… we let Porsche do the testing and costly iteration. @Superhawk996 , would love to discuss the halfshaft I just blew in our Chevy wagon… I did not check the four link or coil over alignment and after 136 miles it blew up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Will send you a PM for more advice. |
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