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Brookie
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 Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 9:34 am Post subject: Sway bars & suspension |
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This is interesting article and covers most types of vehicle.
Rear engined vehicles use sway bars much like a race car-as well as assisting roll centre the rear bars assists in controlling front end and front bar the rear end.
http://www.houseofthud.com/cartech/swaybars.htm
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OberonViking
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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That is a very interesting article, though I am not sure if I should upgrade the front sway bar, or put one on the back...
Thoughts and experiences?
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Brookie
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| OberonViking wrote: | That is a very interesting article, though I am not sure if I should upgrade the front sway bar, or put one on the back...
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Stock sway bars on Kombi is best-make sure mountings are OK- more important to have correct tyres and pressures and GOOD shock absorbers
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OberonViking
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That's good then, that's a big part of the reason Emma wants everything stock on her bus.
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Brookie
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| OberonViking wrote: | | That's good then, that's a big part of the reason Emma wants everything stock on her bus. |
With family bus I would even keep tyres to 185/195 range.
If you have opportunity try and swap wheels with someone with 205+ and try over same route with varied surfaces-bitumen, gravel, sand etc, wet and dry.
If you have a lot of wet/damp road driving 185 is tops.
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