Many of the Vintage Racers use large front bars and no rear bar. These are
not IRS cars.
JVV
----- Original Message -----
From: <WEmery7451@aol.com>
To: "Chuck Arnold" <chuck.arnold@oracle.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:49 PM
Subject: Oversteer
> << I have an Adco front sway bar on my TR6 and a custom, adjustable bar on
> the back. The car is quite loose [oversteers]. To 'tighten it", do I
make
> the arms of the rear bar longer or shorter? >>
>
> My guess is that you do whatever it takes to soften the rear end, or make
it
> less stiff. Back in the 70s, I was proud of the heavy rear sway bar I put
on
> the TR-3. When I took the car out on the track, I discovered that I could
> probably drive my tow vehicle around the track faster -- 1956 Ford Wagon
full of
> tools, spare parts, and welding tanks. I came in and took the bar off,
and
> was at least back to where I started.
>
> Of course the TR-3 is a beam axle suspension, and yours is IRS. The IRS
> experts can therefore offer some advice. If I remember correctly, Jack
Wheeler
> had a sizable front sway bar and a very light rear sway bar for his IRS
TR-4. I
> probably have the sizes written down somewhere
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