[Shotimes] Sway Bar Help??

[Ron Porter]

Yes, tire pressures matter. The best thing is some track time, and/or a
driving school.

Ron Porter 

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Prochilo [mailto:gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org] 
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 4:03 PM
To: Ron Porter
Cc: 'Matt Geer'; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Sway Bar Help??


He could induce a little more oversteer just be adjusting tire pressures,
right?

Matt, Welcome to the list.  I have a 19 year old also with a 95 MTX SHO. 
The best advice we can give you here is to think about and plan how best
to spend your time and money.  You're going to get a lot of different
opinions here about which upgrades to do first.  Although a 26mm rear ASB
is a very common mod, it's probably not the kind of thing that's necessary
to do at the beginning of the trail.  If you have visions of doing track
time, MHO is to improve the braking system first.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Ron Porter said:
> Just get a 26mm rear bar from a Gen 1 SHO. But I'll tell you that, in
> street
> conditions, you really won't feel much difference. Yes, there are people
> out
> here who have never been on a track that will tell you that they can feel
> the difference when they change bars by 2mm, but they are full of it.
>
> If the car understeers too much, you need to change your driving habits.
> Come into curves slower, and accelerate out faster. And only brake in a
> straight line. FWIW, my '94 had the 24/23 combo, and I went to a 26 rear,
> and it maybe helped at Blackhawk, but there was NO street difference. I
> also
> have SFCs, AL SFBs, Eibachs, Tokicos, and ES100 tires.
>
> Heavy FWD cars like the SHO will always have understeer, and that's not a
> bad thing. Driving technique will take care of that when required.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Matt Geer
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 3:06 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] Sway Bar Help??
>
>
> Hello Group!
>
> I have a '94 SHO MTX. Due to poor handling characteristics I measured the
> sway bars and they are at 24mm in the front, and 23mm in the rear. Lots of
> understeer!
>
> I would like to keep the 24mm bar in front, but I am looking for a 28mm
> for
> the rear... Any ideas on where to find a reasonably priced unit? Also,
> from
> what I have read this seems to be a good balance, any comments?
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> SHO Kid
>
>
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