Arthur / John
I have a 3/4 inch bar on my TR4 with uprated (390lbs) front springs. To see
how it rolls look at the second picture on
http://members.tripod.com/~BrianJohnson_UK/page100.html The anti roll bar is
quite clear because its painted red ! (a UK TR4 owners foible)
Its actually not too bad - and you don't necessarily have to change the bar to
change its action, as you can use harder or softer rubber mountings where it
attaches to the front suspension.
I tried to fit a rear bar but couldn't. I do get the rear wheel lifting and
the inner tyre sometimes screeches when I'm giving it some stick, but otherwise
the car is pretty neutral. I only understeered once in it and that was in
some very wet weather in Wales..
I'm going to try to fit the rear bar to my TR2 when I build the chassis, and I
also have the same 390lb front springs and anti roll bar, but this time I have
adjustable shock absorbers.
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Cheers
Brian Johnson
Internet bjohnson@mmm.com (work) or b.johnson@diamond.co.uk(home)
1963 TR4 AFP503A / IZS 733(USA) - CT27216-L (now not L but O ) ex USA
1954 TR2 46 BHX TS554-O UK Car
1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLI
"Arthur H. Smith" wrote:
> > The recommendation is for a 3/4" bar in front and a 5/8 " bar in
> >back. Does stiffer in front as the recommendation implies seem right?
> > John Cowan
>
> John
> My 2p on sway bars
> I upgraded my Jags front to 1" from 3/4" and it handles much better now
> thank you. and I will put a 5/8" on the back when I am done spending money
> on my GT6. A bigger sway bar on front increases under steer (like the Jag)
> putting a sway bar on the rear will lighten the rear up so if you go to big
> on the rear then you will go the other way and have monstrous over
> steer..... so I've been told and read. For sometime active driving a.k.a.
> slaloms and all then leave the springs alone and go for the sway bars. if
> the rear is a recommendation from whom? and if the rear gets to light can
> you return the bar?? Sometimes the size is governed by your driving style
> and preferences. I was told to experiment. yeh right at the cost of each
> bar and how many...... tire size can help with aggressive driving ask B.
> Lang....
>
> Well that turned out to be more like 3p
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