Anti-sway Bars should be Thicker 4 Front or Rear?
Anti-sway Bars should be Thicker 4 Front or Rear?
I am ordering Type R parts (22mm) Bars for my car.
I understand Progress is offering 28mm Anti-sway bars for the front. I am thinking of getting them too.
Since our cars are FF and meant to understeer, will a thicker anti-Sway front bar (example 28mm front, 22mm rear) cause our car to understeer more?
Ok this sounds stupid but if we want our car to be a more neutral setup, won't it be better if we have a thicker bar at the rear instead of the front? This should allow the understeer to be eliminated
I understand Progress is offering 28mm Anti-sway bars for the front. I am thinking of getting them too.
Since our cars are FF and meant to understeer, will a thicker anti-Sway front bar (example 28mm front, 22mm rear) cause our car to understeer more?
Ok this sounds stupid but if we want our car to be a more neutral setup, won't it be better if we have a thicker bar at the rear instead of the front? This should allow the understeer to be eliminated
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It depends on how much understeer or oversteer you want. I think 28 front is too excessive. I have 25 front and 19 rear and I wish I had a larger rear bar. My friend has the progress 27mm front and the 22 rear and sometimes he can get his car to rotate. A 22mm rear bar with the stock 25.4mm front (not the 15.6 mm front( will probably feel nice, if you have the rest of your suspension set up properly.
Originally Posted by robbclark1
It depends on how much understeer or oversteer you want. I think 28 front is too excessive. I have 25 front and 19 rear and I wish I had a larger rear bar. My friend has the progress 27mm front and the 22 rear and sometimes he can get his car to rotate. A 22mm rear bar with the stock 25.4mm front (not the 15.6 mm front( will probably feel nice, if you have the rest of your suspension set up properly.
I running on the Type R springs springs and strut btw
Damn, why they don't aftermarket company make the front bar smaller... Any recommendation on brands dude?
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Eibach makes a 25mm front bar. You can get an OEM front 25mm bar (01-02) or if you want more oversteer you can get an OEM 15.6mm front bar (03+).
Ok, dont get all worked up here - but I am not even running a front sway bar. First thing I noticed was loss of initial turn in - the steering is not quite as precice, but man, midcorner and exit are ****. I am currently playing with spring rates/lengths/shock rebound and corner weighting to get my corner entry back.
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