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Old 10-15-2004 | 12:49 PM
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I'm thinking about getting the Comptech adjustable front swaybar. I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts/experience of pairing that with the rear swaybar that Comptech has availabe with the non-adjustable set. I'm wondering if that would be too stiff for the adjustable one.
Old 10-15-2004 | 03:46 PM
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I did it. Comptech adjustable front set to the stiffest setting and the nonadjustable rear. Can you say snap oversteer? I mean BANG there goes the rear. No warning at all. Now I am no driving expert by any stretch of the imagination, so there may be people that can handle that set up, but I sure couldn't.
Old 10-15-2004 | 08:12 PM
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As I understand it, the adjustable at the stiffest setting is stiffer than the non-adjustable that comes with the set. So the non-adjustable front and rear set must really cause oversteer. Did you try that setup?

Go Bulldogs.
Old 10-15-2004 | 09:25 PM
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the last thing we need is more rear sway bar.
Old 10-16-2004 | 10:25 AM
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Old 10-16-2004 | 04:38 PM
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I tried the heavy rear Mugen bar with the comptech front.

There was less roll and the car felt quicker in chicanes, but at the expense of rear traction. I scared my self with some slides and near spins, that was enough.
Old 10-16-2004 | 11:40 PM
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I have just installed Neuspeed front and rear sway bars on my 2003 and wtf do I see? UNDERSTEER!!!..man maybe I am just nuts, but on a roundabout the faster I go in circles, the more are the front wheels sliding. On stock tires btw.

What do you suggest, put rear back to stock? Otherwise much less roll and stable behaviour, but understeer on a s2k? On track it could be fine but on auto-x its a biatch
any help?
Old 10-17-2004 | 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by jakub2000,Oct 17 2004, 12:40 AM
but on a roundabout the faster I go in circles, the more are the front wheels sliding.
??? You expect the laws of physics to suddenly change when you change swaybars ???
Old 10-17-2004 | 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by payneinthe,Oct 17 2004, 12:05 PM
??? You expect the laws of physics to suddenly change when you change swaybars ???
no, I have expected the car to roll less but not starting to understeer since it was oversteering in the same situations before...very clever response, thanx..my father always told me that sometimes it is better to shut up than to say something useless and retarded....you father did not
Old 10-17-2004 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by krazik,Oct 15 2004, 10:25 PM
the last thing we need is more rear sway bar.
So gimme more cow bell!


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