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Old 09-28-2009, 03:10 PM   #28 (permalink)
kannibul
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Originally Posted by RCZ View Post
You dont "adjust the sways" to reduce the body roll. You can reduce a bit of roll with the sways yes, but you adjust them in order to change the os/us bias. If all you want is to reduce body roll, then get springs, they will do more for your body roll than sways will.

If you have the time, necessity and cash to do it, sways are supposed to be used in conjunction with the alignment. Best case scenario you test different settings of the two and how they work together. Get the bars on there on medium settings, adjust alignment until you get the desired effect and then adjust the sways in case you need to change the bias. For example you normal setup for the dry may be too tail happy for the wet so you would do a quick swaybar adjustment to reduce oversteer.

I don't presume to know what you need or don't need, but you did ask. So does that answer your question? Seems like you are getting a little ahead of yourself by wanting adjustable swaybars. I don't even think I need adjustable front bars and I go to the track often.

The reality is that I don't have a race car and I don't need to make adjustments like those. I would like to get sways because they will work great with the rest of the stuff I have and because I have a setup right now that I like, but foresee to be a little tricky in the rain. After I get sways, chances are I will have to get an alignment to get the desired effect. Which I can do because I have aftermarket alignment adjustability.

Your car, your opinion. I am not necessarily right or wrong, but I think you have bigger fish to fry. Not to say though that they won't be a nice upgrade, they do reduce some lean and help with crisper turn-in.

I am trying to help believe it or not.
You're being very helpful. Fact is I don't know what I "need", just more along the lines of "adjustable sounds better than non-adjustable"

In all honesty, I'm ignorant of suspension and have only a semi-educated guess as to what changes things in which way. I may come off as arguementive at times, but it's more or less so I can explain what I think is going on, and be corrected as needed. Kind of like saying "Hey, I think it does XYZ" - and then you say "No, It's XYA - you're correct here and here, but incorrect there".

So, please don't feel like you're telling me what to or what not to do. I'm learning, and what better way to learn than to get it from someone who's been there/done that.
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