Re[2]: Looking for Ward

[Richard Welty <rwelty@domain.elided>]

On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:45:30 -0400 Heikki Rinta-Koski <hrk951@domain.elided> wrote:

> I have some experience on sway bars from my Porsche 944 Turbo.
> Upgrading front only give more understeer. With adjustable sways it can
> be 
> tested easily. If you upgrade front and leave rear without you could
> lose 
> some of mentioned drift on the corners.

and a spider's not a 944. in general, you're right, but in the case of
105/115 cars, front body roll contributes to a loss of grip in front, and
increasing the front bar helps keep the tires square. in this case, the
improvement in contact patch more than makes up for the other effects.

i run a shankle super sport front bar in my 1974 GTV with no other
suspension upgrades, and it works quite well.

additionally, if you're autocrossing with the SCCA in stock classes, shock
absorbers and the front sway bar are about the only permitted changes in
the suspension.

richard
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