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Subject: [Fwd: Re: sway bars tr3 - a contrarian view]
From: Grand_Wazoo <Grand_Wazoo@mail.flinet.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 19:42:21 -0800
I have a locked rear end and experimented one day with a very mild rear
bar.  I can attest to having had a short conversation with my maker (any
religion will do) about how I promised to unhook it just as soon as I
completed the hot lap I was attempting.  The oversteer was very
impressive.

mtj

Brian Evans wrote:
> 
> Do you guys run locked (or limited slip) differentials on TR3's?  It seems
> to me that a rear bar might work well if you had a locked diff...?
> 
> At 09:26 AM 3/3/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >Rear Sway Bar-
> >
> >We have had a couple vintage folks disable their rear sway bars on their
> >TR3s, recently. One gentleman gained two or more seconds and Road
> >America last Fall after several years of running a rear sway bar.. Part
> >of it was probably due to a great deal more confidence in the car. I
> >removed mine from my street car. It is less of a problem on the TR4 but
> >is worth some looking at. I do run a rear sway bar on my TR4 in vintage.
> >
> >The longer shackles is a new idea to me.
> >
> Brian Evans
> Director, ISP Marketing
> UUNET Canada Inc.
> 20 Bay Street, Suite 1910
> Toronto, ON, M5J 2N8

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