[s-cars] Re: 26mm rear swaybar

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Feico:
This is suspension 101.
Quattros aren't "unique" handling cars, they mimic FWD character, as they
should, most of the weight is over the front end of the car.  If you haven't
changed weight distribution, they will understeer.  And, to get a BETTER
handling car, the front rate is increased first, THEN the rear 'might' be.
The problem I have with rear swaybars on S cars is that they are known to
lift wheels sooner than without them.  Which means, in ANY performance
comparo, the rear swaybar equipped S car will *not* come out on top.  If you
routinely drive below this threshold, a RSB might be an upgrade worth
considering, but the point is, there are better ways to skin the cat.   AND
if you have done nothing in the front in terms of size, a guy that's done his
homework with *no* rear swaybar will show tail.

I went thru this with Carl Jerritts coil over 5ktq (mit rear 92 S4 bar) years
ago.  After a thorough "operations check" of his suspension in the hills of
CO, my unheeded advice was to remove the rear bar.  It caused premature lift
of the inside rear wheel, causing slow outs on agressive turns.  Diagnosed
btw, on the phone months before I got there, stubborness continues thru the
present owner.

Summary:  Get Hap to find a bigger FRONT bar, not put in a bigger rear bar.

my .02 arbitraged thru the peso

SJ


In a message dated 6/18/02 6:38:51 PM Central Daylight Time, FvAMI at aol.com
writes:


Go drive a car without one. You won't take it off! If you like to pull solid
lateral Gs.

Best regards,
Feico van der Laan