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. |
Geezer914 |
Oct 9 2022, 01:58 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 |
140# rear springs i
19mm front sway bar just added the 19mm torsion bars. Can't find enough twisty roads! |
stownsen914 |
Oct 9 2022, 06:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 913 Joined: 3-October 06 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 6,985 Region Association: None |
Years ago I had a stock '74 2.0 with 16mm front and rear bars. I found it to oversteer. I tried an aftermarket 19mm bar and found it better but a bit understeery. This was with stock rear springs, I'd guess some mildly stiffer springs like 100 lb/in would've fixed that.
On the racecar with much stiffer suspension I ran a 22mm front bar and a 16mm rear bar and was happy with that. When I went even stiffer, like 500 lb/in front springs and 350 rears, I had to eliminate the rear bar to get the balance I wanted. I understand this is typical for very stiffly sprung cars. |
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