Sway bar settings. Why not run stiffest setting all the time?

B&W_Evader · 09-01-2011, 10:24 AM

just my 2 cents...

Swaybars - yes less body roll
Better controllability in a slide, weight's not shifting
Better predictability / Better road feedback
Worse handling for uneven roads (ie California streets)
(just like too stiff springs)
Too stiff in front can give you understeer - tweek for balance
Thick swaybars are squeaky (at least on the 2 cars I've mod'd)
Love em for their controllability when you pitch it sideways
Hate em because they can screw up your suspension geometry

Had 1-1/4 front and 7/8 rear on my 69 Vette. Biggest I could find at the time and loved them. For now, I'll be keeping the Z stock, at least for the first couple years of it's life.

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09-01-2011, 10:24 AM	#22 (permalink)
B&W_Evader Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA Posts: 972 Drives: slower than before Rep Power: 388	just my 2 cents... Swaybars - yes less body roll Better controllability in a slide, weight's not shifting Better predictability / Better road feedback Worse handling for uneven roads (ie California streets) (just like too stiff springs) Too stiff in front can give you understeer - tweek for balance Thick swaybars are squeaky (at least on the 2 cars I've mod'd) Love em for their controllability when you pitch it sideways Hate em because they can screw up your suspension geometry Had 1-1/4 front and 7/8 rear on my 69 Vette. Biggest I could find at the time and loved them. For now, I'll be keeping the Z stock, at least for the first couple years of it's life.