#921, "RE: Lower Rear Tie Bar impressions.." In response to In response to 2
LAST EDITED ON 24-Feb-01 AT 08:29 PM (PST)
Wow, I don't know if the sway bar would help this problem John. I really do doubt it though. In my mind after looking at both the rear sway and the rear tie, it's pretty clear they each are at different levels of suspension help. If the tie bar didn't do it, I doubt the sway bar would.
My reason is this. The sway bar is more "gentle" in grabbing your rear end and keeping it in place. It's more refined and is attached to flexible end-links that move with your car as it flexes around corners. The rear tie bar is a lot more dramatic. It's bolted right to the bolts that attach the lower arms to the rear cross member and has no end-links to gradually grab hold of the rear as did the sway bar. Clearly, the sway bar has more allowances for flex than the tie bar does. That's why I think it would be much less dramatic on any help you're looking to get from them.
Also, I think you dont "feel" the sway bar much at lower speeds and less dramatic turns as you do the lower tie bar. The lower tie you can feel doing a turn at any speed over any bump or turn. It totally changed my steering to a quicker more responsive and accurate feel.
Do I recommend the rear sway bar? Maybe,...it just depends on how to the edge you liek to drive. I don't think I'm ever going to auto-cross or anything, so I probably didn't need it. I am glad I did it though....I just like having the extra gadgets is why. No other practical or useful reason.
Really the same reason why I want the rear disks done...
P.S. Hoot, here's the link of the tie bar I bought. To be quite honest though, the bar DOES NOT look exactly like that. It's aluminum alright, but it's straight (not bent), and has small bulky black brackets on each end that allow for the single bolt from the lower arms to attach to it.
