cygnusx1 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Just a little background info on why street Z's like swaybars. The Z suspension geometry cannot keep the contact patch flat when the body leans. What can we do normally? -Limit body roll with springs and/or swaybars. (bolt-ons) -Run Negative Camber so the loaded (outside) tire flattens as the body rolls. (geometry mods) -To some extent caster (push the front wheels forward) will add "negative camber" in tight corners. (geometry mods) On the street, you might want a softer spring for ride quality. To keep the car from rolling, you run heavier swaybars. This gives you a somewhat smoother ride on the street. It is rougher, when only ONE wheel hits the bump and the swaybar transfers the jolt to the other wheel... I suspect from what I have read on the boards, that racers prefer the stiffer spring route with softer, or no sway bar. The reason is so that the sway bar does not "lift/unload" the inside contact patch. The drawback of course is a stiffer ride. A sway bar will try to make both sides of the car behave the same. Jack up the car. If you push a left wheel up into the wheel well, the sway bar will want to push the right wheel up into the wheel well also. This action/reaction keeps the car flat but transfers load away from the inside wheel. It's the fine balance between F/R spring, F/R sway bar, and Spring/Swaybar relationships that allow you to get your car the way you like it. Want more: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/012005/lean-less-the-inside-scoop-on-anti-roll-bars.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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