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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. |
Brian Fuerbach |
Sep 26 2022, 07:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: 1-July 19 From: Orange, Ca Member No.: 23,266 Region Association: Southern California |
Last night was the first drive with the stock rear bar installed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Drove my usual fun run out Santiago Canyon road to Cook’s Corner and back to Orange. Big 70+mph sweepers. First thing I noticed is the steering was lighter around the corners and one hand was all that was needed to feel comfortable at speed. The car feels a lot more lively but more controllable at the same time as the rear seems to follow the front track more closely. All I can say to myself is “why did you wait so long?” Very tight corners like intersections are also better but the first hard one scared me a bit as I turned in like I had before, muscle it in and push through. That doesn’t work any longer or should I say is no longer required. Turn in is much improved. My front bar is an adjustable 19mm gpr/tarett set to full soft. Now if things prove to lively for me in the future I can stiffen up the the front to induce some push. Just going to drive it for awhile before making any changes. I cant comment on the stock front and rear bar combo but the 19 front on full soft and 16 rear feels right as I dont think I would want the rear any more lively. |
roundtwo |
Oct 9 2022, 08:32 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 283 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California |
Last night was the first drive with the stock rear bar installed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Drove my usual fun run out Santiago Canyon road to Cook’s Corner and back to Orange. Big 70+mph sweepers. First thing I noticed is the steering was lighter around the corners and one hand was all that was needed to feel comfortable at speed. The car feels a lot more lively but more controllable at the same time as the rear seems to follow the front track more closely. All I can say to myself is “why did you wait so long?” Very tight corners like intersections are also better but the first hard one scared me a bit as I turned in like I had before, muscle it in and push through. That doesn’t work any longer or should I say is no longer required. Turn in is much improved. My front bar is an adjustable 19mm gpr/tarett set to full soft. Now if things prove to lively for me in the future I can stiffen up the the front to induce some push. Just going to drive it for awhile before making any changes. I cant comment on the stock front and rear bar combo but the 19 front on full soft and 16 rear feels right as I dont think I would want the rear any more lively. Great news. Happy it worked out so well. Todd |
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