Recommend: http://members.amaonline.com/wtrscca/tech.htm
According to the handling guide there, increasing the rear anti-roll bar
stiffness (I would infer adding one where one did not previously exist would
be an increase) induces or increases the tendency to oversteer. I don't
have track experience, but when I first upgraded the front anti-roll bar and
springs on my car, it would plow ahead in a corner (understeer) especially
under power. Adding a rear anti-sway bar returned the car to neutral
handling and decreased the effect of throttle on/throttle off on steering.
At first too much, but then I replaced the front anti-sway bar bushings with
polyurethane, and left the rear bushings rubber, and the handling became
very good, the car corners very flat, and I can corner at higher speeds than
before.
David Riker
74 Midget
63 Falcon
70 Torino
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
----- Original Message -----
From <Daniel1312 at aol.com>
To: <conan@ralvm8.vnet.ibm.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: Rear anti-roll bars
> I think the result doesn't change at the rear only you are less likely to
> oversteer because you have so much mooooooooooooooore
> understeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer.
>
> Trust me, you know it makes sense.
>
> Daniel1312
>
> In a message dated 01/08/00 18:45:38 GMT Daylight Time,
> conan@ralvm8.vnet.ibm.com writes:
>
> << The obvious answer would be the addition of an appropriately sized
front
> bar to balance the rear one. Result: Flatter cornering with similar
balance.
> To really do it right of course you'd use a matched set of front/rear
> springs, shocks, wheels, tires and lateral axle location device, :-) :-)
:-)
> in addition to the anti-roll bars. $$$
> Settle for a balanced set of front/rear bars. ;-)
> Ed in NC >>
>
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