Richard----I've experienced the feeling you referred to, that being a
"wiggley" rear end. On these cars it could be caused from tires with
tall sidewalls, as were the originals. Also rear suspension bushings (in
the trailing arm brackets) that are worn can cause toe changes, esp.
when coming off or on power. Going to firmer bushings and tires with a
lower profile got rid of this problem on my own car.
We know that anti-roll bars are primarily installed to add to the spring
rate of the outside tire, under conditions that unload the inside tire.
I can't picture this bar offering any wiggle control. If your tires and
bushings are firm, it seems like there's still a missing piece to your
puzzle.
Dick
Richard wrote:
Earlier there was a discussion on rear sway bars. While Mine isn't
the type most people have as it's Revington's over the diff one, but the
principles are the same as the others. My setup is Good's lower springs,
Spax Front and AVO adjustable rear coil over shocks, with Good's front
bar and Revington's rear. While driving it around the rear end had a
strange unnerving twitchiness about it. Hard to explain but felt like a
young lady trying to get my attention w/ her back side, it had that much
wiggle too it. Really unnerving in the curves at higher speeds as it
felt like it was going bounce right off the road. The rear bar and shock
rebound were stiffened up and now it feels much more sure footed.
Unfortunately driving on public roads doesn't give me a
chance to feel how the car handles when pushed. Hate to wind up in a
ditch. A little under steer is what I'd like to have, but tweaking it on
public roads is questionable to me. Any tuning tricks for the road
racers??
It would be so fun to go through a slalom course, but sure would
hate to hit any cones and scuff up the paint. One bad thing about doing
a frame off restoration, guess I need two TR6's set up this way.
HUMMMM....
If anyone is interested there is one picture of the rear bar at the link
below.
Richard Seaton
Couldn't find the link! Dick
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