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DJ_Sunrise · 08-06-2006, 11:17 AM

Whats up yall? i fitted my largus sway bars on my s14, but i was wondering.. how much do i tighten down the endlinks, and which hole do i mount the front endlinks to? the farthest, or closest ones? also, i run my s14 with tein he's.. my first impression was that these sways sucked.. my tires screeched umbarably compared to my stock sways, i almost felt like i couldnt handle as well.. as far as tire pressure, and coilover settings go, what can you guys recommend?

-Bart

pablo180 · 08-11-2006, 10:15 AM

Does it feel like the car is understeering or oversteering? Was it handling good before you put the sways in?

The explanation would take a lot more typing than I would want to get into but a good rule of thumb is stiffer sway bars in the rear increase oversteering characteristics while stiffer sway bars in the front produce understeering charchacteristics.

Pablo

McRussellPants · 08-11-2006, 11:08 AM

Sounds like what would happen if you bought the largest swaybars possible and were still on shitty small tires.

pablo180 · 08-11-2006, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by McRussellPants

Sounds like what would happen if you bought the largest swaybars possible and were still on shitty small tires.

That could be the case. Normally a stiffer sway bar increases the forces on tire thereby increasing the slip angle. The amount of grip that you get depends on the slip angle. Slip angles are a property of the tire....so if you've got bad tires or are just running the wrong tire pressure...it could be that the limit of the tires is being exceeded.

08-06-2006, 11:17 AM	#1
DJ_Sunrise Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NJ Age: 38 Posts: 1,134 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Largus sway bar setup, suspension tuning question Whats up yall? i fitted my largus sway bars on my s14, but i was wondering.. how much do i tighten down the endlinks, and which hole do i mount the front endlinks to? the farthest, or closest ones? also, i run my s14 with tein he's.. my first impression was that these sways sucked.. my tires screeched umbarably compared to my stock sways, i almost felt like i couldnt handle as well.. as far as tire pressure, and coilover settings go, what can you guys recommend? -Bart

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08-11-2006, 10:15 AM	#2
pablo180 Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oxford, UK Age: 42 Posts: 206 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Does it feel like the car is understeering or oversteering? Was it handling good before you put the sways in? The explanation would take a lot more typing than I would want to get into but a good rule of thumb is stiffer sway bars in the rear increase oversteering characteristics while stiffer sway bars in the front produce understeering charchacteristics. Pablo

08-11-2006, 11:08 AM	#3
McRussellPants Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 2,168 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sounds like what would happen if you bought the largest swaybars possible and were still on shitty small tires.