[Tigers] Tiger Rear Sway bar

[Michael Wood]

Yep, Terry and Stan were the bogey when I first started autocrossing my Tiger, both of them were fantastic drivers with tons of experience, But, I ended up getting past them both and I think set up had a lot to do with it. Effectively giving up rear grip to make the car more neutral or "tossable" I don't think makes sense. But, end of day, what you (big "you") are most comfortable with in terms of set up is key and, you're right, for most drivers that will be more important in terms of time on course than ultimate grip :)

-----Original Message-----
From: GARY WINBLAD <garywinblad at comcast.net>
To: Taylor, Matthew <MTaylor at ea.com>; Taylor, Matthew via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>; Michael Wood <mwood24020 at aol.com>
Sent: Thu, Sep 30, 2021 8:21 am
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger Rear Sway bar

  I have seen your dad(a long time ago), him and his car are VERY fast.   It seems to be set up very hard like a go-cart.  The rear bar makes it loose and he steers it (wags the tail) around the cones with power and his posi.   Very impressive and fast.   Gary   
  On 09/30/2021 10:07 AM Taylor, Matthew via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:   
   
   
I don’t know about “total grip capability,” but you have seen my dad drive his Tiger with the rear sway bar and it works great.  I’ve driven and autocrossed Tigers that are set up properly with or without the rear sway bar and they both handle great but different.  A good driver can adjust to the differences and take advantages of the differences, but I doubt one is much faster than the other.  It’s possible that one could be faster than the other depending on the type of course, but it would be fractions of a second based on my autocross experiences.
 


 
Matthew
 


   
From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Michael Wood via Tigers
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 6:28 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger Rear Sway bar
      
 
 
Like said, any rear bar on a Tiger is an aftermarket solution...and I've yet to see one (not counting custom fabricated with heim joints, correct angles, adjustability etc used in conjunction with front end improvements) that made any sense or was additive to total grip capability. 
   
 
   
Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Martin via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
To: Tiger List Serve <tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, Sep 29, 2021 1:54 pm
Subject: [Tigers] Tiger Rear Sway bar
      
Was a rear sway bar originally fitted on the Tiger or was it a LAT option or not?  Size, mounting points? Either way could someone post some pictures of how they were suppose to be mounted and installed?
   
 
   
Thanks
   
 
   
Joel Martin
     
 
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