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RE: Removing front swaybar improves handling??



When you say "big rear bar" how big do you mean, compared to stock size?
Also, I assume it would still be beneficial to tie the front end together
with a lower stress bar?

Aaron
'82 Scirocco
'70 Beetle
'87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
'81 Honda CX500


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Night Shadow
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 3:18 PM
> To: WaspHwy@aol.com
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org; mk1gti@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: Removing front swaybar improves handling??
>
>
>
> > I have bilstein sports and neuspeed sports all around, and
> heard on the list
> > that removing the front swaybar altogether actually
> improves handling. can
> > someone explain why?
>
> Oh no!  Not this debate again! :-)
>
> Two different groups exist in the VW suspension tuning world.
>
> There are the 'Shine Racing' folks that run with no front
> sway bar (I am
> part of this group.) Then there are the rest of the world who say big
> front bar and minimal rear bar.  I personally prefer the big
> rear bar no
> front bar approach.  but only for the street, I have seen the
> other way
> proven at the track and have talked with guys with plenty
> more experience
> racing these cars and have tried it all.  The big front bar
> is the best
> for a fully prepped racer for sure.  As for the street, I
> prefer the no
> front bar.
>
> Eric
>
> 80 Scirocco (GF's Daily Driver)
> 81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
> 91 Cabriolet (2.0 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
> 97 Golf Trek (Parts car)
> 00 Golf GL TDI (My Daily Driver)
>
> "For Aquarians, the physics of loopholes is a perfectly valid
> science."
> -Kelli Fox
>
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