Question about my Sway Bars
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Question about my Sway Bars
Ok i have a 1991 Civic Si hatchback with H&R coilovers and i bought Suspension Tech front and rear sway bars. My question is.........
What benifits would i get from using just the rear sway bar verse using both front and rear?
Also.... My rear sway bar is adjustable, what setting do you guys have yours set on and what differences did you notice from the regular setting to the adjusted setting....
Thanks ~
-Scott
What benifits would i get from using just the rear sway bar verse using both front and rear?
Also.... My rear sway bar is adjustable, what setting do you guys have yours set on and what differences did you notice from the regular setting to the adjusted setting....
Thanks ~
-Scott
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Re: Question about my Sway Bars (Outkast)
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Re: Question about my Sway Bars (Outkast)
There are just too many variables to judge from the limited info you give. Important in this mix is: you and your driving, current balance charachteristics of your car, other mods like springs, shocks, tires, etc., the type of use, etc.
Generally if the rest of the car is built to a good aggressive level, sway bars is one of the last things I do. I am generally not a fan of larger front bars (we actually take even the stock one off on the racecars) but am with rear if that is what is required to make the car rotate well. If the car is a street car and thus then springs are on the soft side, then the value of a larger front bar could be there if you are trying to underspring the car so it maintains a reasonable ride quality. I have never bought an aftermarket front bar but all of my cars have rears on them as my goal is to help it rotate. Start on the softest (longest arm setting) at first for adjustment. To make the car rotate (turn and oversteer) more then shorten it up in increments. The big thing is not too much so you don't have it stepping out quicker than you want or expecting to. Firmer is not always better, achieving a good balance for you and your needs is what the adjustment is for.
Only you can truly know what is best for you, Grasshopper! Sneak up on the sweet spot rather than jumping off the cliff to find where the edge was.
Generally if the rest of the car is built to a good aggressive level, sway bars is one of the last things I do. I am generally not a fan of larger front bars (we actually take even the stock one off on the racecars) but am with rear if that is what is required to make the car rotate well. If the car is a street car and thus then springs are on the soft side, then the value of a larger front bar could be there if you are trying to underspring the car so it maintains a reasonable ride quality. I have never bought an aftermarket front bar but all of my cars have rears on them as my goal is to help it rotate. Start on the softest (longest arm setting) at first for adjustment. To make the car rotate (turn and oversteer) more then shorten it up in increments. The big thing is not too much so you don't have it stepping out quicker than you want or expecting to. Firmer is not always better, achieving a good balance for you and your needs is what the adjustment is for.
Only you can truly know what is best for you, Grasshopper! Sneak up on the sweet spot rather than jumping off the cliff to find where the edge was.
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Re: Question about my Sway Bars (CRX Lee)
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Only you can truly know what is best for you, Grasshopper! Sneak up on the sweet spot rather than jumping off the cliff to find where the edge was.</TD></TR></TABLE>
that was all sorts of zen.
Is zen JDM?
-PHiZ
Only you can truly know what is best for you, Grasshopper! Sneak up on the sweet spot rather than jumping off the cliff to find where the edge was.</TD></TR></TABLE>
that was all sorts of zen.
Is zen JDM?
-PHiZ
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