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Old 01-11-2002, 07:03 PM
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Hey Mike:
Besides reducing the lean of a car sway bars also contribute to the cornering balance of a car. Be very careful how you set your vehicle up. If the front has a stiffer bar than the back (or no bar in the back) the car will tend to understeer (tight). if the bar in back is too stiff as compared to the front, the car will oversteer (loose). This can be very dangerous in the hands of the unprepared.

It is normally considered safer to have understeer rather than oversteer condition. That is why all cars have front bars but many don't have rear bars. I won't get into coefficient of friction or Physics 101 but remember the end with the stiffer swaybar (assuming the springs are balanced) will break away first. It's important to get the car to go thru corners in a balanced manner (drift).

Good luck, Bob
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