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Title: what is your sway bar EXPERIENCE? Post by: fiero308 on June 08, 2003, 08:58:40 am I am reading all sorts of things about sway bars; thicker in the front, thicker in the rear, soft settings, hard settings, remove the rear and pump up the springs, even........ everything!
I am asking WHO has actually experimented with various sway bar settings; both front and rear, even if you simply have installed both and have comments on what you have found post-installation. PLEASE direct experiences only if you don't mind; I am hoping they will help push (my) opinion one way or the other (finally)..... ::) I have read LOTS on the topic and want to hear it from a few people directly. TIA!!!! 8) Title: Re:what is your sway bar EXPERIENCE? Post by: FieroDough on June 08, 2003, 10:30:56 am Just get an even fron and rear. The bigger the "better" the handling yet the driver needs to be more experienced. Instead of body roll, you slide.
Title: Re:what is your sway bar EXPERIENCE? Post by: fiero308 on June 08, 2003, 10:48:28 am thx, Eric;
is that what you have now? Did you have a different combo before, or maybe none in the rear? Did you ever have unequal bars? Just wondering what your baseline was and what you changed to. thx! gp Title: Re:what is your sway bar EXPERIENCE? Post by: Sentinel on June 08, 2003, 06:17:24 pm http://fierozone.tripod.com/weekend/swaybar/index.html (http://fierozone.tripod.com/weekend/swaybar/index.html)
more info a good read Tyler has a stock one on the back he could give you first hand exp. Title: Re:what is your sway bar EXPERIENCE? Post by: fiero308 on June 08, 2003, 07:16:06 pm thx, Steve; I will check it out. There are lots of 'armchair experts' on lots of different sites, but I want to ask specific questions about what the car does in particular situations and that would help me envision what is happening front-to-rear with the body roll and weight transfer situation. That is why I am trying to reach people who have both and hopefully have made a change to one/both of them as well.
;) 8) Title: Re:what is your sway bar EXPERIENCE? Post by: Sentinel on June 08, 2003, 07:22:47 pm http://www.k12.nf.ca/gc/Staff/Teachers/Crummey/fiero/Handling.htm (http://www.k12.nf.ca/gc/Staff/Teachers/Crummey/fiero/Handling.htm)
I think Ira has articles from Engineers from Pontiac Title: Re:what is your sway bar EXPERIENCE? Post by: GoFast85 on June 09, 2003, 09:33:25 am Haven't got a chance to push the limits as I have just put on a front sway bar on the rear. Would be interesting to test ride in another fiero with a larger front bar.
Title: Re:what is your sway bar EXPERIENCE? Post by: FieroDough on June 09, 2003, 09:43:21 am No setup is the same and it varies by driver preffernece. What seems undrivable to one person, is a sweet handler to another.
Best bet, go get a bung of bars and swapp them out on a solo day at the track. no better way to test. Cheers! Eric Title: Re:what is your sway bar EXPERIENCE? Post by: fiero308 on June 09, 2003, 01:33:14 pm hi GOFAST;
what size did you put on the front now? Did you get some guidelines for presetting both front and rear? or are you going to go from nuthin' here (which I am guessing is a typical starting point...) I will be interested in whatever you find and observe; keep me posted! Thx ;) |