[DeTomaso] looking for 7/8" rear bar/skid pad day

Ken Green kenn_green at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 1 19:38:08 EDT 2010


OK,  but you need a starting point, and most of us are not going into a mega buck suspension develop program.  So the question is, is a 7/8 rear sway bar a good starting point to dialing in the suspension?
 
Ken

--- On Fri, 10/1/10, JDeRyke at aol.com <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:


From: JDeRyke at aol.com <JDeRyke at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] looking for 7/8" rear bar/skid pad day
To: kenn_green at yahoo.com, detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 11:24 AM


In a message dated 10/1/10 6:27:48 AM, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:

> There have been numerous posts over the years about the difference 
> between the stock 3/4 sway bar and a 7/8 rear sway bar.  Others can tell you a 
> lot more than I can, but my recollection is that Ford wanted the car to 
> understeer to keep drivers out of trouble, but some loss of steering 
> responsiveness results, and a 7/8 rear sway bar make the car more responsive
> 
Yes. Besides the bar size(s), some other influences on whether a given 
car's handling will improve or degrade with a bar change: how tight the 
usually-worn limited-slip in the ZF is, the width of front vs rear tire treads, 
alignments of front & rear wheels, shock settings, ride height, rake & chassis 
balance, and whether sphere-balls are used on all bar ends vs urethane vs 
rubber. That's why I say in my handling improvement articles to TEST AT LOW 
SPEEDS until you find what the effect of a change is on YOUR machine! Not all 
Panteras- especially those that have other mods- react the same and a 120-mph 
bend on a mountain road is not the healthiest place to find this out.... 
FWIW- J DeRyke
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