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Originally Posted by dheming
Interesting info on rear sway bar, thanks guys. I think I'll move ahead without the IPD rear bar for now. It seems like it has the wrong spring rate for performance/track driving and I'm already not liking how it mounts anyways. Once my wagon is back on the road I'll see how she handles and make a decision about a rear bar then. It would be nice to use a straight style bar like these since it is super easy to try different spring rates. |
I've found that it is far more effective to go for a stiffer spring at the back. I've spent a lot of time over the years driving various historic rally cars. As a basic rule of thumb what I've found works is a front spring that is fairly close to the factory rate but gives a lower ride height. Very stiff front springs can make the front do weird things.
The front IPD bar works well.
The rear IPD bar doesn't suit hard driving.
Lower stiffer rear spring.
The PV about 10 seconds into this clip is the one I spent a lot of time on. I built it for the guy driving it about 6 years ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxUbmRyx7rY