Was Crossmember Bars, now Saltybar's effect on handling

[scirocco at vintagewatercooleds.com (Eric S)]

Its all purely butt dyno...but the 10 page thread on the tex has a
theme...I too noticed it on the completely stock 83 wolfie I tested the
original prototype on (which I think cathy now has?).

The common comment I hear is "seems to turn in quicker"

This is not something I can quantify on how the bar is affecting the
suspension...is it acting as a sway somehow?  I'll leave that to the
engineers to ponder.  This is just the common feedback I recieve...that it
is noticeable.

-- 
Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com

1981 Scirocco S (TDI swap project)
1981 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel -FOR SALE-
1990 Corrado TDI -FOR SALE-
1990 Fox Wagon
1991 Cabriolet (2.0 crossflow 8v project)
1994 Jetta GL

Ron Pieper said:
> --- "Doug C." <carvsdriver@msbx.net> wrote:
>> ...The amount of stiffness it added was easily noticable...The addition
>> of Eric's bar made a
> world
>> of difference in terms of stiffening up the front end.
>
> OK...now that I've succeeded in keeping quiet about this thread, I feel I
> can jump in with a
> question about Doug's comments above - what effect on handling has this
> bar had for those who've
> added it?  What other bars do you already have?
>
> I am sure to get subjective info, that's fine for me, for now.  I hadn't
> read that it had an
> effect on handling - does it?
>
> AFA this thread's history:  I understand all sides.  I have worked with
> (capital E) Engineers for
> over 20 years and I know how good engineers often think skeptically,
> unless objective data are
> gathered from well constructed and executed tests...but in the world of
> $1000 cars being on the
> pricey side, we aren't going to get FMEAs of the original design and FEA
> of new vs. old...we get
> what Eric's graciously given us.
>
> Soooo...Saltybar handling observations, please.
>
> Thx
>
> Cheapass Ron
>
>
>
>
>
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