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Re: Suspension tuning

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Subject: Re: Suspension tuning
From: "Henry D. Reynolds" <hdr@jump.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 14:53:15 -0500
that was the technical anwer. Here is the anecdotal one. . .

No! don't do it! it is not worth the time money effort.

 the '73 M.G. roadster that I had with and without a rear sway bar had no
 v-link but it did have

    3/4" sway bar in the front,
    tube shocks all around,
    new kingpins,
    hard plastic(delrin? nylotril?) lower control arms bushings,
    this same stuff in the anti-sway bar bushings and links,
    freshly rubber leaf spring bushing.
    a 5/8" rear anti-sway bar i drive with for some time

The car did corner a lot flatter with both bars. i put both bars on at
the same time. but some months later i removed the rear bar for some
other reason and was in a hurry to drive so didn't bother to
re-install it.

I never did. my most vivid memory is accelerating up one of those
360 degree cork-screw shaped exit ramps and feeling like i had just
gained 50% more traction.



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