

| Subject: | My Sway bar thoughts and Rear sway bars- Source: $119 kit F or R |
| From: | Robert Lilley |
| Date: | Sat, 6 Jan 2001 11:14:30 EST |
I was told by ADDCO to get the bars from a dealer to get a better price than direct. http://www.p-s-t.com/ Home page http://www.p-s-t.com/swaytv.html#VOLKSWAGON If you are going to add a rear, you need to increase the size of the front so that it is larger than the rear, to keep cornering balance correct. If you want better control for cornering: 1) Look at the current bushings. If they are rotted/cracked/mushy you can replace them to improve control. 2) If yours are OK, The stock rubber bushings have about an inch of play before the bushing "catch" and slows body roll There is a metal spacer tube that the bushing fit around. The nut is tight on the spacer. You can cut some of the spacer off to make the sway bar act quicker. (I have access to a set of spacers that I will experiment with) Say cut the spacer in half, bolt it back together to see if this gives you adequate control. 3) If not and you want more control, you can replace the stock soft rubber with urethane. You need to take the current bushing out and go to a speed shop and get a bushing that matches. 4) Want more control, add a bigger front sway bar. 5) Still want more control (don't we all...) Add a rear sway bar. Just make sure that you have added a size larger than the rear bar to the front otherwise the steering might get off in corners. Robert [text/html]
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