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SennaZ 01-04-2018 02:19 PM

Has anyone added just an aftermarket rear sway bar?
 
My friend, with his S13 just added some cheapo large rear sway bar, leaving the front standard i believe. The intention was to increase horizontal movement in the rear, and kill vertical (roll), for the car to become much more, er, oversteer-y. And it worked. Turn in is much more neutral now and you can feel the rear want to controllably rotate at higher speed.
I'm in the process of picking out a coilover kit for my 370z and thought what if I did the same, and just bought a rear bar only for the Zed.
Has anyone upgraded only their rear sway bar?
or do you have to do both pretty much

Spooler 01-04-2018 02:24 PM

Noop, The norm is to upgrade the front swaybar only with a Hotchkis front swaybar.

echoshotz 01-04-2018 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spooler (Post 3719391)
Noop, The norm is to upgrade the front swaybar only with a Hotchkis front swaybar.

Agreed. Typically those who want a Z more ready/willing to rotate go with a square tire set up with a stiff front swaybar to prevent snap oversteer. A bar stiffer than stock in the rear tends to lead to a *very* twitchy and unpredictable car.

Rusty 01-04-2018 03:24 PM

You want a tail happy Z? Install a Hotchkis rear bar, and set it to full stiff. Turn off the VDC, and do the YAW sensor mod, and a tight LSD. You'll be drifting right out of the driveway. :driving:

RumbleFish 01-04-2018 06:42 PM

I've got Stillen front & rear and she carves corners like she's on rails...also on kwv3's...20mm spacers all around

gomer_110 01-04-2018 08:36 PM

The answer is stiffer front bar and factory rear bar. If you need more rotation from the rear use the gas pedal. The Z has enough power rotate the rear mid corner. For initial turn-in get some FUCA's and dial in -2.5° to -3.0° of camber.

Rusty 01-04-2018 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gomer_110 (Post 3719479)
The answer is stiffer front bar and factory rear bar. If you need more rotation from the rear use the gas pedal. The Z has enough power rotate the rear mid corner. For initial turn-in get some FUCA's and dial in -2.5° to -3.0° of camber.

Man!...............you take all the fun out of my post. :driving: :rofl2:

NVSTR 01-04-2018 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spooler (Post 3719391)
Noop, The norm is to upgrade the front swaybar only with a Hotchkis front swaybar.

This is my setup

SennaZ 01-05-2018 09:18 PM

Thank you guys! So why only the front bar? Wouldn't that result in a super stiff and flat front end and an unbalanced sloppy rolling rear?

Rusty 01-05-2018 09:33 PM

Short answer. The front needs more grip. The Hotchkis bar is one way of doing it.


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