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FT Rear Sway Bar Kit. Includes color coded bars-- soft (black), med. (silver), hard (gold).
Without anti-roll bars on a high traction surface, a car's weight will
be thrown from one side or the other as it turns (chassis roll), which
can make it less controllable. The anti-roll bar ends are attached to
the suspension arms and the midpoint of the bar is fixed to the
bulkhead. The anti-roll bars' restriction of excessive upward arm
movement stabilizes a car from excessive chassis roll. (That's why they
are called anti-roll bars.)
Chassis roll creates uneven traction. How? As you turn left without
anti-roll bars, the weight rolls to the right, puts pressure on the
right tire, and removes pressure from the left tire. So excessive
chassis roll will reduce steering control in the front, for a tire
merely skimming cannot steer well.
When should you add an anti-roll bar kit to your vehicle? You should
consider getting a kit if you run on a smooth surface with high
traction. If your car oversteers or understeers, you should consider
adding anti-roll bars to the front or rear. (Your car oversteers when
the rear tires start to skid through a turn, causing a tighter turn than
normal. Your car understeers when the front tires start to skid through
a turn, causing a wider turn than normal.)
A car using anti-roll bars on a high traction surface will tend to have
less chassis roll, make the car more responsive to cornering, and give
you more control.
Anti-roll bars are generally used on smooth, high-traction conditions.
Anti-roll bars on bumpy tracks don't allow your suspension to work
independently, and make your vehicle difficult to drive.
When either of these two conditions are met, you should consider anti-roll bars:
a) If you are driving on a high traction track and your car oversteers,
use the front anti-roll bar only. This will stiffen the front during
cornering (keep the tires glued to the track), giving the car consistent
steering throughout the corner.
b) If your car is understeering, try a rear anti-roll bar. This will
keep the rear of the car from rolling, which in turn will transfer more
weight to the front of the car, gaining steering.
Anti-roll bars can come in several configurations, depending on the
vehicle. In some cases, you may have more than one anti-roll bar
thickness to choose from to adjust the pressure. In other cases, a
"blade" anti-roll bar will give you several tuning possibilities in one
blade. |
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