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JaeTea · 04-01-2005, 01:38 PM

I had a rear Tanabe sway bar installed on my car recently.

I took it out to an event Weds and good god was my rear end bouncy.

Every time I tried to turn in I could feel the rear of my car skipping along the ground. It would not sit flat at all.

Is it just the fact that with the rear sway bar every little nuance of the road is greatly exaggerated or is something else going on?

420sx · 04-01-2005, 01:40 PM

u sure ur shocks are not shot in the rear?

JaeTea · 04-01-2005, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 420sx

u sure ur shocks are not shot in the rear?

Definetly not. I have coilovers with less than 500 miles on them.

Car was fine before the last event.

the head · 04-01-2005, 02:27 PM

by roll bar you mean cage or sway bar? could be that the addition eliminated some flex just soften your dampers a notch or two i bet it will clear up

ultraDorksGarage · 04-01-2005, 03:40 PM

if u are talking about "antisway bar" or anitroll bar, too much bar takes away traction. on a car it is meant to keep car flat, but at a certain point you use it to take away traction. if a car is more or less flat during cornering, more "bar" means less traction on that side of a car.

also, way too much bar lifts inside tire,(which is why on light weight cars they use more spring instead of bar, although bar affects car less during accel/deccel than spring). lifting of inside tire feels pretty crappy with a positive feeling diff. and if road is sh@tty, crappy is an understatement.

for rollbar/rollcage, id agree with head above.

JaeTea · 04-01-2005, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by the head

by roll bar you mean cage or sway bar? could be that the addition eliminated some flex just soften your dampers a notch or two i bet it will clear up

Shit yeah I mean rear sway bar. WTF is wrong with me!!??

Yeah I actually STIFFENED the damping on my coilovers (instead of softening them) thinking it would eliminate the problem.

ultraDorksGarage · 04-01-2005, 04:15 PM

yeah, too much bar is like too much spring, takes away traction. try adding more front bar, or reducing spring rate in rear. personally i like stock bars with high spring rates, i dont like intense front to rear weight transfers.

04-01-2005, 01:38 PM	#1
JaeTea Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: EC Posts: 967 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: JaeTea Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Crazy Bouncy rear w/ swaybar I had a rear Tanabe sway bar installed on my car recently. I took it out to an event Weds and good god was my rear end bouncy. Every time I tried to turn in I could feel the rear of my car skipping along the ground. It would not sit flat at all. Is it just the fact that with the rear sway bar every little nuance of the road is greatly exaggerated or is something else going on? __________________ KILL!KILL!KILL!KILL!KILL!KILL!KILL!KILL! Last edited by JaeTea; 04-01-2005 at 04:00 PM..

04-01-2005, 01:40 PM	#2
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04-01-2005, 02:27 PM	#4
the head Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: in a dark room mastering the art of typing with one hand Posts: 2,164 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	by roll bar you mean cage or sway bar? could be that the addition eliminated some flex just soften your dampers a notch or two i bet it will clear up __________________ I never knew you could do that with an eggplant

04-01-2005, 03:40 PM	#5
ultraDorksGarage Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 204 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if u are talking about "antisway bar" or anitroll bar, too much bar takes away traction. on a car it is meant to keep car flat, but at a certain point you use it to take away traction. if a car is more or less flat during cornering, more "bar" means less traction on that side of a car. also, way too much bar lifts inside tire,(which is why on light weight cars they use more spring instead of bar, although bar affects car less during accel/deccel than spring). lifting of inside tire feels pretty crappy with a positive feeling diff. and if road is sh@tty, crappy is an understatement. for rollbar/rollcage, id agree with head above.

04-01-2005, 04:15 PM	#7
ultraDorksGarage Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 204 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah, too much bar is like too much spring, takes away traction. try adding more front bar, or reducing spring rate in rear. personally i like stock bars with high spring rates, i dont like intense front to rear weight transfers.