new stance! waggling the rear

Tessie McMillan tessmc at drizzle.com
Thu Feb 22 11:32:49 EST 2001


Hi Guys!

Now that I've lowered my '88 80 Quattro just a tad, it is so much more fun
to drive I cannot even describe it.

I've noticed on a particularly tight, uphill curve (onramp to freeway)
that I can get the rear end out pretty easily. I was thinking this is
because the weight is falling back over the rear wheels, which are going
straight, and as I turn the front of the car into the turn, the rear
doesn't follow. It seems to me that I'll experience this same behavior at
faster speeds on flatter curves too and I'm trying to figure out how to
deal with this.

Should I left foot brake as I'm accelerating to keep the weight balanced
toward the front wheels?

What other things should I try? I didn't want to put an anti-sway bar in
yet because of the expense, but if I did, would that help? And would it be
front or rear?

Thanks,

Tess
in Seattle





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