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: 1,437 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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yeahmag |
Sep 12 2019, 02:05 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,421 Joined: 18-April 05 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 3,946 Region Association: Southern California |
It's mostly an autocross car running on Hoosier A7's. Less tire would lessen the need for spring. But...
At least with my car, it had the tendency to snap oversteer. Video and testing showed that bringing up the rears spring rate greatly reduced that tendency. This may be attributed to tire choice and grip levels, but if you have that problem now, it may be worth trying a higher spring rate than what the average 914'er runs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8fz0z1b5nA |
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