Spring choice and rear Sway |
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Spring choice and rear Sway |
Literati914 |
Sep 10 2019, 08:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,428 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Is there a point where a stiff(er) [than stock] rear spring negates the need for a rear sway bar? I've got a set of #140 welts that I'd been planning to use with or without a rear sway bar for sporty street car handling and probably some A/X.. but would jumping up to say a #180 spring and no sway bar be a better choice (both seem a bit much?).. or would it be better to use a stock rear sway bar and lighter springs?
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Steve |
Sep 11 2019, 06:17 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,565 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California |
Best practice for stock front is 140 rear. Rear sway bar is a preference. Some people don’t like rear sway bars because it causes the front tire to lift on hard corners. Easy to remove a drop link at tight auto crosses.
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ChrisFoley |
Sep 11 2019, 07:25 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,908 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
Some people don’t like rear sway bars because it causes the front tire to lift on hard corners. A rear bar never causes the front inside corner to lift up. A very stiff front bar will do that though. The problem with a rear anti sway bar is that it causes the inside rear tire to lose grip on corner exit, with a corresponding lack of acceleration when it's needed most. |
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