My Ultra Racing rear sway bar install

[Loren]

Originally Posted by CtrlAltDefeat

This rear sway bar is really great! The car is a lot less nervous in corners. The back end used to tend to step out on hard turns, especially when hitting bumps. I had to learn not to adjust so much for that behavior. When taking the highway on ramp near my house, I'd take it a little shallow because the back would step out a little on the bumps, well first time or two, I took it almost too shallow! I'm used to it now, and the back end tracks very well, now. I'm very happy with my purchase!

Don't like to do this, but the way you're describing this is incorrect, and misinformation spreads like wildfire on the internet, so...

If anything, adding or increasing the size of a rear swaybar (or otherwise increasing rear roll stiffness in any way) will tend to make the back end of the car "step out" (oversteer) more in a turn, not less. Remember, a rear swaybar is transferring weight from the outside rear tire to the inside front, it's giving you LESS grip in the rear... but that's generally not a problem in a FWD car.

Perhaps you're referring to body roll? The car will certainly roll a lot less with more rear roll stiffness, and as you said, it will feel a lot more planted.

BTW, Garm sells two different Ultra Racing bars, a 19mm and a 23mm. Which one is this?