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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 24 2022, 02:10 PM
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Geezer914 Group: Members Posts: 1,434 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Salem, NJ Member No.: 10,179 Region Association: North East States |
Superhawk, sorry I posted, didn't mean to piss you off. Didn't know you were suspension expert of 914 World! How are you supposed to know what works and what doesn't until you try it? 2 pages of posts and not everyone is running the same combination!
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Superhawk996 |
Sep 24 2022, 05:10 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,882 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Superhawk, sorry I posted, didn't mean to piss you off. Didn't know you were suspension expert of 914 World! How are you supposed to know what works and what doesn't until you try it? 2 pages of posts and not everyone is running the same combination! Not pissed off at all - just trying to help make the point that suspension tuning is not guesswork. Posted a great reference book for layman to understand how chassis tuning works and how to avoid guesswork. Moving up the from a stock torsion bar to 19mm is about a 50% change in spring rate. That increase in front spring rate will have the consequences I outlined - good or bad depending on what the goal is. 27 years as an automotive engineer focused on chassis (brakes, suspension, hubs & bearings, ABS/ESC systems). So I do have a bit of experience in the area. As was noted - was simply using the example to reiterate a point. Didn’t mean to piss you off either. Just trying to help avoid trial and error guesswork. |
Ansbacher |
Sep 25 2022, 11:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 4-July 14 From: Tampa Bay, Florida Member No.: 17,589 |
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Not pissed off at all - just trying to help make the point that suspension tuning is not guesswork. Posted a great reference book for layman to understand how chassis tuning works and how to avoid guesswork. Moving up the from a stock torsion bar to 19mm is about a 50% change in spring rate. That increase in front spring rate will have the consequences I outlined - good or bad depending on what the goal is. ********************************************************************* It was all guesswork for Thomas Edison when he was searching for a filament for his electric light. Sometimes that approach works. Ansbacher |
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