i have been reading the arkives lately and not sure what to think
on the rear end, is it better to have a bigger sway bar or smaller?
supposedly the smaller one is better on the street allowing it to flex? because if it is too stiff it ends up being too rigid causing wheel spin
where the bigger sway bar is better when using slicks and the tires give the flex.
i have heard of someone running no sway bar on the back and he said it hooked up.
not sure waht to think, any comments would be great!
on the rear end, is it better to have a bigger sway bar or smaller?
supposedly the smaller one is better on the street allowing it to flex? because if it is too stiff it ends up being too rigid causing wheel spin
where the bigger sway bar is better when using slicks and the tires give the flex.
i have heard of someone running no sway bar on the back and he said it hooked up.
not sure waht to think, any comments would be great!
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If your interest is mainly straight line
handleing / and traction,
what you Don't want is:
extra hard springs / antisway bar, in the back...
that would cause oversteer and loss of traction.
handleing / and traction,
what you Don't want is:
extra hard springs / antisway bar, in the back...
that would cause oversteer and loss of traction.
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Yeah hard springs and big rear bar with no front bar makes for fun driving!!! 
New front bar arriving soon....
The rear is very tail happy and I can't unsettle the front.... However it does hook well off the line.
Its a bit strange but these bars have the opposite effect from what you might have initially thought. So havin a bigger rear bar causes the front to stick to the road, but makes the tail lose. Having a bigger front bar makes the rear stick to the ground but makes the front lose.
Si.
New front bar arriving soon....The rear is very tail happy and I can't unsettle the front.... However it does hook well off the line.
Its a bit strange but these bars have the opposite effect from what you might have initially thought. So havin a bigger rear bar causes the front to stick to the road, but makes the tail lose. Having a bigger front bar makes the rear stick to the ground but makes the front lose.
Si.
so i wanna put the smallest possible rear sway bar on the back, remove the front and i do unfortunately have pretty tuff springs, kuse the car is lowered so they are stiffer! 
and iroc si ,so your saying to leave a front sway bar on and none on the back(or small one) to make it hook up? or did i just confuse my self one more time! haha
and iroc si ,so your saying to leave a front sway bar on and none on the back(or small one) to make it hook up? or did i just confuse my self one more time! haha
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This debate has become a mess in my mind these last few weeks. For a while, I happily believed that 36/24 was the way to go, but now I don't know what to think. There have been so many differing opinions lately on this board. I too would like excellent handling on the street with minimal sway. I'm sure weight plays a big part in this, so it depends on what has been done to the car, but how about a stock v8? Can anyone clear this up once and for all?
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There is no "better". Its a balance. If your car behaves a certain way and you'd like to change the balance of its handling then change your bar sizes as I mentioned. I would never suggest taking either one of them off, but it is an option and can be the correct way to go for certain circuits etc.
The 36/24 combination or almost any set like spohn's pair of bars would do, as the starting point, and for most folk the end point.
You have some sort of starting point on your car, now what exactly do you want out of changing these bars? Most suspension changes will adjust how the car feels and reacts to the roads its driven on and how its driven. Ever driver has their own particular style of driving, and desire of how the car would feel when driven that way. There is no one size fits all solution.
Si. :lala:
The 36/24 combination or almost any set like spohn's pair of bars would do, as the starting point, and for most folk the end point.
You have some sort of starting point on your car, now what exactly do you want out of changing these bars? Most suspension changes will adjust how the car feels and reacts to the roads its driven on and how its driven. Ever driver has their own particular style of driving, and desire of how the car would feel when driven that way. There is no one size fits all solution.
Si. :lala: