front swway bar re-re-revisited

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

Stiffer front sway bar makes the car roll less, but also will make the car understeer. Stiffer in
rear also makes it roll less, but causes oversteer. Its all a tuning-handling thing.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Able" <mkii@nycap.rr.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:52 PM
Subject: front swway bar re-re-revisited


> Ok....
>
> 1- does a big front sway bar aid/hamper handling?
>
> 2- does/does not strengthen chassis?
>
> 3- is a good/bad idea
>
>
> I was always mixed on the handling aspect, in some ways it seemed better,
> but in others it didn't...
>
> I was just talking to Dick Shine and he says that using a bigger than stock
> sway bar for a scirocco actually is bad for the chassis.....which totally
> fucks my view that it was a good way to re-enforce the chassis...
>
> soooo...ideas?
>
> Josh Able
>
>
>
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