View Poll Results: What should it be called?
Sway Bar
17
41.46%
Anti Sway Bar
16
39.02%
Stabilizer
3
7.32%
Vehicle level torsion bar
1
2.44%
This is a religion for me so let's close this thread!
4
9.76%
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Poll - sway/stabilizer
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In the car world, people shouldn't be **** about what the "correct" term is,or at least what they think is right . There will always be 5 different terms for the same part.
As long as I know what you're talking about there's no reason to bitch, unlike some ****/elitist people around here, EHEM.
By the way I chose sway bar, it's definitely more universal than the other terms.
As long as I know what you're talking about there's no reason to bitch, unlike some ****/elitist people around here, EHEM.
By the way I chose sway bar, it's definitely more universal than the other terms.
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Originally Posted by Disnitch
Sway bar is the most common term, but technically it is a "Anti-sway bar".
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I grew up at the track in the Porsche club and have worked for a one of the best Porsche Mechanics in Northern VA/DC area and I never heard the term "Stabilizer bar" until recently.
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Originally Posted by fcs rule
what did he say?
The term found in every Mazda shop manual is stabilizer bar. In addition there have been several SAE and R&T articles about this.
Calling a Stabilizer bar a sway bar (radically wrong - it does nothing to increase sway) or anti-sway bar (closer to accurate, but still wrong in non bus/motorhome applications) is like calling a limited slip differential a posi-traction, or all refrigerators, Kenmores; all tires, white walls; or your neighbor Bob (even if his name was Jeff).
So, someone could continue to call a stabilizer bar, a sway bar, but after they have been told that it is inaccurate to continue to do so, well, it makes it look like they have a lack of intelligence when it comes to car parts. But then some people don't care about what others think of them.
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Originally Posted by Icemark
But then some people don't care about what others think of them.
BTW from the poll most people seem to agree with me
Last edited by sciff5; 08-11-06 at 12:20 AM.
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Originally Posted by sciff5
BTW from the poll most people seem to agree with me
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Originally Posted by Icemark
Calling a Stabilizer bar a sway bar (radically wrong - it does nothing to increase sway) or anti-sway bar (closer to accurate, but still wrong in non bus/motorhome applications) is like calling a limited slip differential a posi-traction, or all refrigerators, Kenmores; all tires, white walls; or your neighbor Bob (even if his name was Jeff).
So, someone could continue to call a stabilizer bar, a sway bar, but after they have been told that it is inaccurate to continue to do so, well, it makes it look like they have a lack of intelligence when it comes to car parts. But then some people don't care about what others think of them.
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Originally Posted by DamonB
The most popular term in racing circles is "anti-roll bar". The front and rear anti-roll bars are commonly called the FARB and RARB.
But hey guys, if you want to call them the wrong thing that is your deal. Its a semi free country.
Because I call wheels, wheels too... so you can start a thread on weither they are called wheels, or rims (which is just part of the wheel) or mags (which is short for what some wheels used to be made of) or butthole mounts too.
And I call soft drinks like Coke or Sprite, by the name Soda's too... so you can start a poll on which one of those is correct, Soda's or Pop.
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And maybe that will make you feel vindicated, that because you do the same thing as the majority of people on this board... after all the Majority is always right, huh??? >end Edit>
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yes and the brits call a trunk a "boot", a hood a "bonnet" and an elevator a "lift"
can you just take the stick out of your rear and agree on the fact that while the technical term may be 'stabalizer bar' and the popular term may be 'sway bar' or some other form.
can you just take the stick out of your rear and agree on the fact that while the technical term may be 'stabalizer bar' and the popular term may be 'sway bar' or some other form.