Larry,
As I understand it, the whole point of changing from the fixed spring to
the swing spring is, effectively, to remove almost all roll stiffness
from the rear suspension (the lowest leaf, which remains fixed, is all
the roll stiffness there is). The front roll bar is beefed up to
My interpretation is that the swing spring was implemented to minimize
the deadly (literally) inside wheel tuck under in high-G corners.
Adding a rear swaybar shouldn't undo that, and it will result in
flatter cornering (with more oversteer). If you're autocrossing, I'd
say add the rear swaybar
Doc, Larry, and all -
Yes, the swing spring was implemented to minimise the inside wheel tuck.
But how did it achieve this? Think about the difference in the systems
- the fixed spring resists both wheels travelling in the same direction
(thus supporting the car), and also resists one wheel
God forbid I should offer myself as a suspension expert (all I know is how to
get filthy working on them). But, I do recall a discussion long ago on the
list about rear sway bars. My recollection is that they are effective on
smooth,
virtually bump-free race tracks because they reduce roll and
Joe,
Should have known you'd chime in on this one!
You suggest ...it will have another more positive effect. since the
wheel tuck only becomes a problem when the unloaded wheel is allowed to
drop and suddenly becomes loaded when the turn is reversed, the swaybar
may actually help solve wheel
: Monday, February 13, 2006 8:46 AM
Subject: RE: rear sway bar
Joe,
Should have known you'd chime in on this one!
You suggest ...it will have another more positive effect. since the
wheel tuck only becomes a problem when the unloaded wheel is allowed to
drop and suddenly becomes loaded when
