Vance---I agree with all you wrote about reaching the limits at the
outside front tire, and the roll played by the rear bar in extending
these limits. I was responding only to your part about the rear bar
holding both rear tires to the ground.
Having used different rear bars over many Triumph slaloming years, I
pretty much understand what the rear bar can do. Our only disagreement
(?) is how much stiffness you can use before lifting of the inside rear
wheel causes this wheel to not contribute in the cornering effort.
We know that as the outside wheel compresses its spring and bends the
anti-roll bar arm, the bar then contributes to holding the wheel UP on
the opposite side. Note photos of production cars racing in turns
where you see "daylight" under the inside (front or rear) tire. It is my
belief that the bar on these cars is too stiff, and they have given up
something in trying to achieve maximum contact patches.
Dick
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