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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 06:13 PM
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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 06:21 PM
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A stiffer front anti-sway bar will increase understeer.
 
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 06:24 PM
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depends where it is. if its in the front it helps the initial turn in but increases understeer. if it s in the back it increases oversteer.
 
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 06:31 PM
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[quote]ORIGINAL: awol



Well putting the sport front on should reduce body roll with a small loss in understeer.

David K ,I was responding to this quote.
 
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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i wasnt saying that you were wrong
 
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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take a look at my new post regarding this issue...as I originally wrote...and forgot that I wrote...the front did greatly reduce body roll with an unoticable change in understeer from 0mph to 60 mph...have not test high speed.
 
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 07:57 PM
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ORIGINAL: awol

.....Well putting the sport front on should reduce body roll with a small loss in understeer.....
putting on just the front sway bar will increase your understeer at any speed...not just above 60mph, where did you get that info?
 
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 08:42 PM
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Thank you bentframe. Understeer can be reduced by replacing the front shock absorbers with firmer 50/50 jounce/rebound ones.
 
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 08:45 PM
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exactly. do you have the sport suspension? if so you could switch to the non-sport front sway bar. also you could give your rear tires more positive toe
 
Old Apr 17, 2005 | 03:09 AM
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My info comes from my recorded slomon times before and after the install

again a physics issue...there is a nominal loss in understeer under 60mph. I say 60 because a) that is what i tested at and b) the equations of yaw change over that until and quantify with acceleration.
 
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