My Ultra Racing rear sway bar install

[Loren]

Originally Posted by detroiter

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Would it be incorrect if I stated that when it rains or theres alot of water on the road, I FEEL it even that I have to drive slower around bends on the freeway and such because it FEELS like the rear is going to kick out, as compared to when not having the rear sway bar?

I like the installation pics and description of the poster!

That is a better description. Without the bar, you FEEL like the rear is going to kick out because of all the body roll back there.

But, in reality, the back end is ACTUALLY more likely to kick out with the rear bar in place. That's an important thing to be aware of. It's one of the downsides of big swaybars. They increase confidence by reducing body roll and making the car FEEL better... but, at the limit, they often have effects that the driver doesn't realize... until it's too late. They make the car less forgiving to big driver errors.

Find a safe place to push the limits of your car and learn what it's going to do! (even if your car is completely stock)

[Midnight Drifter]

Originally Posted by Loren

That is a better description. Without the bar, you FEEL like the rear is going to kick out because of all the body roll back there.

But, in reality, the back end is ACTUALLY more likely to kick out with the rear bar in place. That's an important thing to be aware of. It's one of the downsides of big swaybars. They increase confidence by reducing body roll and making the car FEEL better... but, at the limit, they often have effects that the driver doesn't realize... until it's too late. They make the car less forgiving to big driver errors.

Find a safe place to push the limits of your car and learn what it's going to do! (even if your car is completely stock)

None of it even matters if he doesn't input the 'Konami Code' before clutching into first gear and triggers the magical ASM test mode warning light anyways; the nannie pulls throttle and adds braking long before he can find himself facing backwards.

That said, I want my ass to step out more, so looks like the 23mm will be the one for me. After almost getting blown off the road in a windstorm last friday on I-95 heading back up from Georgia, I can confidently mark down a sway bar as a 'safety feature'.