Very good analysis, Mike!
Joe
Michael Nugent wrote:
>
> RE: . . . an anti sway bar can make jacking or wheel tuck worse. . . .
>
> I disagree. As the outside wheel is pushed up into the fender by body roll,
> the swaybar will pull up on the inside (unweighted) wheel; for it to let the
> inside wheel drop it would have to twist (one end up the other down) which
> is exactly what it's designed NOT to do by virtue of its shape and mounting
> points.
>
> There can be a negative effect on handling at the extremes, though. If you
> have too stiff a swaybar, the inner wheel can be lifted off the ground
> (watch 911's and 914's at the front or GTI's and Hondas at the rear). When
> an inside tire's held off the ground by the swaybar, it ain't helping steer
> or brake, and that usually takes the outside wheel (that is on the ground)
> beyond its performance envelope so it loses adhesion.
>
> Mike
> Renton, WA
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