Re: 5kTQ swaybar upgrade?

["Pat Martin" <mardkins@email.msn.com>]

Has anyone thought about the wisdom of adding roll stiffness to the front of
a car that already has a ton of understeer.  Sounds like more understeer to
me.

Pat Martin
86 4000csq turbo, 2 1/2 cat back, H&R-Boge, MC and loving it.  Drilled and
stopping it. Koenig Cobra 16x7 with Yokohama A520's turning it,  K&N and
uh..
84 4000sq  AKA: The beater.
95 subaru legacy
Bothell, Wa

> In a message dated 9/28/99 12:11:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> jfawcett@mail.win.org writes:
>
> << Hey everyone.  I am looking for an upgrade for the swaybar on my 86
5kTQ.
>  I couldn't find anything in the archives, and can't find ANYWHERE that
>  sells one.  Does anyone out there know of a thicker replacement.  Or is
>  there by chance one from another make/model that is close enough to make
>  fit?  I have lowered springs, and Koni Reds, but the body roll is still
>  outrageous.  Maybe if there is enough interest, we can see if someone
will
>  make a batch up for the list.  Anyway, let me know.  Thanks.
>   >>
>
>     IMO, the front sway bar is only going to do so much without a rear
one.
> You could really stiffen up the front s/b, but you are only going to
diminish
> the advantages of your independent front suspension as the thicker sway
bar
> will make one side of the suspension react more to the movements of the
> other.  I think a solution may be a rear a/r bar.  In my GT, I upgraded
the
> front bar to a 4kq bar for a slight improvement.  The move that
essentially
> eliminated roll was the addition of a custom bar for the rear.  Any roll
in
> the rear has a lot of leverage on the chassis, and to try to control the
rear
> rolling by increasing the front stiffness is going to be very marginal.  A
> custom rear bar will not only maintain the compliance built into your
> independent suspension, but also reduce the total amount of roll
> significantly.  I would try the same sized front bar in the rear also,
then
> you could swap out different bars or make adjustable end links to fine
tune
> it the way you like.
> Javad Shadzi