anti roll bar kit
#2
RE: anti roll bar kit
When you say "Anti Roll Bar Kit" I'm assuming you are talking about purchasing an aftermarket kit that contains both a Front and Rear sway bar.
An S197 GT has factory sway bars front and rear. The V6 has one front only. On the GT, for most drivers, the stock are fine. On the V6 many guys add a rear sway.
Is it for track only? - Not necessarily
Is it worth it? - see above.
Sway bars are but one piece of the complex suspension equation. If you are interested in suspension upgrades this would be nearer the bottom than the top - for the GT anyway.
An S197 GT has factory sway bars front and rear. The V6 has one front only. On the GT, for most drivers, the stock are fine. On the V6 many guys add a rear sway.
Is it for track only? - Not necessarily
Is it worth it? - see above.
Sway bars are but one piece of the complex suspension equation. If you are interested in suspension upgrades this would be nearer the bottom than the top - for the GT anyway.
#4
RE: anti roll bar kit
(1) What do you want it to do for you? If you want it for drag racing reasons you'll want a much stiffer bar than if you want it for handling/cornering reasons.
(2) As for handling, what size bar do you have there now? Is the BMR piece a different diameter? How much different? Does it attach in the same way? Perhaps more importantly, is the BMR bar heat-treated (not all aftermarket bars are)?
Norm
(2) As for handling, what size bar do you have there now? Is the BMR piece a different diameter? How much different? Does it attach in the same way? Perhaps more importantly, is the BMR bar heat-treated (not all aftermarket bars are)?
Norm
#5
RE: anti roll bar kit
ORIGINAL: Norm Peterson
(1) What do you want it to do for you? If you want it for drag racing reasons you'll want a much stiffer bar than if you want it for handling/cornering reasons.
Norm
(1) What do you want it to do for you? If you want it for drag racing reasons you'll want a much stiffer bar than if you want it for handling/cornering reasons.
Norm
#7
RE: anti roll bar kit
It uses the chassis reaction (twist) to engine torque to "re-plant" the RR tire (making its grip a closer match tothat of the LR). You don't get 100% compensation of the pinion gear trying to climb up the ring gear, which is what make the RR go "light" in the first place, but you do get lots more help than you do with what's OE. There is a downside - a car so equipped can be "loose" handling in hard cornering or on slick pavement.
Norm
Norm
#8
RE: anti roll bar kit
I get it, thanks for the responses. Is it safe to saya very stiff rear sway would be best for Drag applications but come at the probable expense of a car prone to oversteer. A slightly stiffer rear sway would be a good compromise - better than OE for Drag. Better than OE for handling - to balance the overly stiff OE front sway.
#10
RE: anti roll bar kit
ORIGINAL: Argonaut
I get it, thanks for the responses. Is it safe to saya very stiff rear sway would be best for Drag applications but come at the probable expense of a car prone to oversteer.
I get it, thanks for the responses. Is it safe to saya very stiff rear sway would be best for Drag applications but come at the probable expense of a car prone to oversteer.
A slightly stiffer rear sway would be a good compromise - better than OE for Drag. Better than OE for handling - to balance the overly stiff OE front sway.
Norm
(just another sous-chef wanna-be in all this ).
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