If anti sway bars aren't necessary on solid axle cars, why do Crown Vics and
Explorers have Anti sway bars as standard equipment? The Police Upgrade
package for Crown Vics includes stiffer front and rear anti-sway bars.
Current model Mustangs also come equipped with rear anti-sway bars. If they
didn't help, wouldn't the bean counters be the first to 86 'em?
David Riker
74 Midget
63 Falcon
70 Torino
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
----- Original Message -----
From "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver at Eng.Sun.COM>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; <conan@ralvm8.vnet.ibm.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 11:21 AM
Subject: re: Rear anti-roll bars
> I understand what you are saying but...
> On my bugeye, I have a new set of HD 10-leaf springs. To me they seem way
to
> stiff. If I hit a bump while making a hard turn, the entire rear end has a
> tendency to leave the ground, and car will 'jump to the outside'. This
behavior
> makes my car just a little 'too exciting' to drive, and I don't see how
putting
> either a rear bar or panard rod will help with this.
> Does any one else experience this same problem?? What is the best way to
resolve
> this? softer springs and rear roll-bar combo??
> BTW - I do have all new poly bushings under the car, even on the rear
radius
> arm.
>
> Regards - Bryan - (reading this thread intently)
>
> >To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> >Subject: re: Rear anti-roll bars
> >
> >>>The question is though, would the car corner at even higher speeds with
no
> >>>anti roll bar at the rear and less roll stiffness at the front?
> >
> > On a smooth, steady-state corner (skidpad, traffic circle) it might
> >do just that. But; in transitional maneuvers (slalom, lane change, short
> >quick corners) the time spent rolling back and forth would be a problem.
> >Anti-roll bars cut down on transition time AND give a more stable feel.
> >A car that 'feels' more stable is easier to drive faster.
> > The anti-roll bar also helps keep you off the bumpstops. Allowing the
> >body to roll enough to get into the bumpstops, then hitting a frost heave
> >in the middle of that high-speed sweeper can be real exciting.
> > Years ago I read in a racing book that -one- theory of balancing
springs
> >and anti-roll bars was to select the softest springs that would keep you
> >OFF the bumpstops on a particular track, then fine-tune with anti-roll
bars.
> > In the street world you'd have to use stiffer springs because you never
> >know what kind of bumps are around the next corner (or in the middle of
it ;-)
> >and you'd have to compromise on anti-roll bar settings to match those
springs.
> > Ed in NC
> > "I like cats too... Let's trade recipes." ;-)
>
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