Thread: sway bar tech?
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Old August 21st 2003, 16:55
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Oversimplification:

Bigger bar in the rear: induce oversteer (back comes around)

Bigger bar in the front: induce understeer (car plows straight)

When you take a left corner, weight is transferred to the right of the car. The suspension on the right side compresses, and the suspension on the left side 'raises'. An anti sway bar basically works against this by tieing (sp?) those 2 points together..
When the suspension 'travels' the contact patch of the tire changes. In an extreme situation you will lift your left rear tire.
Although this looks cool, it means you now only have traction on 3 wheels in stead of 2. Sway bars try to work against this by reducing bodyroll..


Well, at least that's how I understand it....haven't finished my book yet ;-)

Rob.
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