Another good point to have BOTH anti-roll bars ADJUSTABLE. IRS car, loosen
the rear bar to reduce oversteer, or bigger front bar or tighten the front if
adjustable. More rear camber will also make the situation better.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gerald M Van Vlack
To: WEmery7451@aol.com ; Chuck Arnold ; fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 3:53 AM
Subject: Re: Oversteer
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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