I can attest that a 9/16" Winners Circle anti-sway bar made a tremendous
improvement in the drive-ability of my street Bugeye. It made the Bugeye
feel like a much bigger, heavier car. The straight line road stability was
much improved, and the feeling of rear end 'squirrelyness' (oversteer) in
the turns was significantly reduced. Now, just like someone said, if one
wheel goes over a bump and the other wheel doesn't, you feel like the
suspension is a might stiff. But overall, a wonderful increase in driving
fun.
Back to lurk mode
Bud
Whitey - 1275 Street Bugeye
SilverStreak - 1275 Race Sprite
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"The Buddha... resides as comfortably in the gears of a...transmission as he
does in the petals of a flower"
- Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
----- Original Message -----
From: <type79@ix.netcom.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: Sway Bars
> Tim,
>
> First off, Thanks for that information. Very useful and interesting.
>
> But I also want to respond to the comment that a bar is uneccssary except
for "spirited driving". I will only speak from my own experience, but these
cars are spooky to drive w/o a front sway bar and even if for some reason a
driver felt comfortable behind the wheel of a Sprite lacking one, there is
alwys the unexpected emergency maneuver to consider.
>
> If cost is a consideration, it shouldn't be as a standard factory bar and
new hardware can be found for $100 or less.
>
> jay fishbein
> walllingford, ct
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