Fresh back from a test drive to check out the newly installed front
anti-sway bar.
When I drove Crash Ramsey's bugeye a few weeks ago I noticed it handled
better than mine. Slower, but better. ;>) Thanks to his generosity, or
perhaps to reduce the nausea-producing swaying motion of the car ahead of
him, Crash made one available to me.
With no other changes to the car, I 'offered it up for fitment' and headed
out to my favorite test drive course. A beautiful twisty little road that
winds up and over some local hills, I'm used to how the car feels on its
familiar curves.
What a difference. It made a noticeable difference in handling. Best of
all it eliminated the scary oscillation I would get at speeds above 65 or so
when going over a low spot or a rise on a straightaway large enough to
unweight the front suspension. It would re-weight one side ahead of the
other and then begin a two cycle oscillation that caused severe butt-pucker.
Gone completely.
Two thumbs up for front anti-sway bars.
One the way back I passed a Triumph headed around the loop the other way.
Honks and waves, big s**t-eating grins all around.
Regards,
Glen Byrns
'59 Bugeye
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