Swaybar vs. lowering springs

[sickpuppy1]

Now from a "practical" point of view, the Swaybar is good sense, in that a more nuetral car is a safer car without sacrificing ride quality. Thats the way I'm going....that and a nice tint job, but thats a different thread isnt it?

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Originally Posted by sickpuppy1

Now from a "practical" point of view, the Swaybar is good sense, in that a more nuetral car is a safer car without sacrificing ride quality. Thats the way I'm going....that and a nice tint job, but thats a different thread isnt it?

tint job?

not sure what you are referring to.. (i commented with pics on a tint thread earlier did i goof up? I dont see any thing...)

also... a sway bar causes less under-steer, which is the opposite of safer...

Originally Posted by Loren

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.

Originally Posted by Loren

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)