Dumb question regarding rear antisway bar
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Dumb question regarding rear antisway bar
Is the stock rear anti sway bar symmetrical or is there a difference in comparing the two sides? I can't tell if it is bent or if it is supposed to be somewhat different side to side. Pass side has a curve in the vertical plane that is not on the driver side.
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Scott
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Agreed, I removed mine and love it! I saw many threads reguarding if you should keep it or get rid of it, so I figured I would try it, I am not going back.
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Are you guys saying removing the sway bar helps? I'll do anything that helps, just don't understand how this would help handling. Can someone enlighten me? Dave
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Now apperently your car handles better without it IF you still have your stock front sway bar on, but if you upgrade your front bar, then putting the back one on will help. I have the RE-Speed front sway bar and put back my rear on and the car handles really nicely at the track now.
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Is this the result of interaction between the sway bar and the Watts link? Taking off a rear bar for improved handling seems counterintuitive, since the whole purpose of the bar is to prevent roll.
Not arguing with you guys' experience (you've experimented, I haven't) but trying to get the "Why."
Not arguing with you guys' experience (you've experimented, I haven't) but trying to get the "Why."
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Please note that you should not put an aftermarket sway bar on just the rear though. terrible terrible things happen to the handling of the car. Lets just say I had to do some replacing. Much like this only my car and a curb. . . bad times bad times
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Ive tried it all, and I can say without a doubt RB front+rear swaybars are best suited to my driving style.
Just go easy on the rear bar, too stiff and it its a handfull to drive.
No rear bar FEELS grippier at low speeds, but high speed cornering and tight transitions are hindered.
RB suspension package and illuminas gets my thumbs up!!!!!!!
Just go easy on the rear bar, too stiff and it its a handfull to drive.
No rear bar FEELS grippier at low speeds, but high speed cornering and tight transitions are hindered.
RB suspension package and illuminas gets my thumbs up!!!!!!!
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Yah!
I found that with my rear bar on the tightest setting it was just too twitchy and wanted to slide every corner.
I found the perfect setting to be almost as loose as the bar allows, and my illuminas set to 3. Seems to grip really nice. I do have 245/45/17 azenis on the back tho
I found that with my rear bar on the tightest setting it was just too twitchy and wanted to slide every corner.
I found the perfect setting to be almost as loose as the bar allows, and my illuminas set to 3. Seems to grip really nice. I do have 245/45/17 azenis on the back tho
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The primary binding issue with the rear suspension is the unequal length upper and lower control arms. The watts linkage would work great with equal length control arms. Rear bar accentuates the problems. Front bar reduces the body lean that reduces the rear bind.
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