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Front sway bar only or both ?

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Old 01-07-2003, 06:38 AM
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Originally posted by vtecskunk
ive noticed ALOT less body roll with the rear installed
Have you noticed increased spinning off into ditches?

A stiffer bar in the front OR rear will decrease body roll about the same. The problem arises from increased oversteer from a stiffer rear bar.
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If you increased both ends by the same ratio as the stock, you shouldn't find more oversteer. If it's ONLY the rear, tuck your head between your legs and kiss yer ass goodbye...
Old 01-07-2003, 10:23 AM
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Originally posted by vtecskunk
ive noticed ALOT less body roll with the rear installed
Is this rear bar installed on an S2000? If it is on something else, you should mention it...
Old 01-07-2003, 04:17 PM
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Originally posted by gernby


If money is not an object, you should consider just getting the adjustable front bar from Comptech.
I don't want to race my car so that's why i was not looking for this one !
and i heard that this one was a lot skeaky ??? but i'm not sure if it was only one guy who has this problem or this was a problem with the conception of the swaybar itself.
Old 01-07-2003, 05:43 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by t.c.
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I don't want to race my car so that's why i was not looking for this one !
and i
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by gernby
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skeaky?
Old 01-07-2003, 07:50 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by gernby
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Is this rear bar installed on an S2000?
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Originally posted by vtecskunk
ive noticed ALOT less body roll with the rear installed
yes, this can be true. but that doesn't mean it handles any better than stock. I would pressume it would actually dial in more oversteer. putting on a larger bar on the rear stiffens up the FRONT of the car, while a larger front bar will stiffen up the REAR of the car, eliminating some slop - IMO.

just a rear bar installed? I would call that nothing short of dangerous.
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yea the car seems a little more tail happy, but that is what he is used to. He used to road race a 490whp camaro, so he is used to a wild rear end
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by vtecskunk
[B]yea the car seems a little more tail happy, but that is what he is used to.


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