I understand what you are saying but...
On my bugeye, I have a new set of HD 10-leaf springs. To me they seem way to
stiff. If I hit a bump while making a hard turn, the entire rear end has a
tendency to leave the ground, and car will 'jump to the outside'. This
behavior
makes my car just a little 'too exciting' to drive, and I don't see how putting
either a rear bar or panard rod will help with this.
Does any one else experience this same problem?? What is the best way to
resolve
this? softer springs and rear roll-bar combo??
BTW - I do have all new poly bushings under the car, even on the rear radius
arm.
Regards - Bryan - (reading this thread intently)
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: re: Rear anti-roll bars
>
>>>The question is though, would the car corner at even higher speeds with no
>>>anti roll bar at the rear and less roll stiffness at the front?
>
> On a smooth, steady-state corner (skidpad, traffic circle) it might
>do just that. But; in transitional maneuvers (slalom, lane change, short
>quick corners) the time spent rolling back and forth would be a problem.
>Anti-roll bars cut down on transition time AND give a more stable feel.
>A car that 'feels' more stable is easier to drive faster.
> The anti-roll bar also helps keep you off the bumpstops. Allowing the
>body to roll enough to get into the bumpstops, then hitting a frost heave
>in the middle of that high-speed sweeper can be real exciting.
> Years ago I read in a racing book that -one- theory of balancing springs
>and anti-roll bars was to select the softest springs that would keep you
>OFF the bumpstops on a particular track, then fine-tune with anti-roll bars.
> In the street world you'd have to use stiffer springs because you never
>know what kind of bumps are around the next corner (or in the middle of it ;-)
>and you'd have to compromise on anti-roll bar settings to match those springs.
> Ed in NC
> "I like cats too... Let's trade recipes." ;-)
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