strut and sway bars

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:59 am

I know the difference. But how do they act differently when installed on your car?

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:50 am

kinkyllama wrote:I know the difference. But how do they act differently when installed on your car?

Strut bars keep the the tops of the struts from leaning and the whole suspension assembly from leaning at an angle which can make the wheels not grip as well as they should.

Sway bars keep the suspension from traveling up & down too far and too fast.

Cliff

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:04 pm

So strut bars decrease handling?

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:23 pm

on the contrary bro... they INCREASE handling.

MMamdouh

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:43 pm

but if the wheels dont grip as well. . . wouldnt that decrease handling

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:49 pm

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:Strut bars keep the the tops of the struts from leaning and the whole suspension assembly from leaning at an angle which can make the wheels not grip as well as they should.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:52 pm

you got it wrong bro... the strut bar will PREVENT the tops of the struts from leaning.

if the tops of the struts did lean, it will cause the tires not to grip.

in other words: Strut bars----> no strut leaning ----> better grip.

MMamdouh

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:55 pm

Strut bars keep the the tops of the struts from leaning and the whole suspension assembly from leaning at an angle which can make the wheels not grip as well as they should.

Am i really lost or something? he said not grip as well. Thats why i was confused

DomWoo · Post by **DomWoo** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:24 pm

i read it just fine... leaning causes angles... causes no grip

Strut bars keep the the tops of the struts from leaning and the whole suspension assembly from leaning at an angle, which LEANING AT AN ANGLE can make the wheels not grip as well as they should

this is a little more user friendly

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:36 pm

dont you want tire grip though?

DomWoo · Post by **DomWoo** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:05 pm

how fast do you want to go around corners??

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:25 pm

kinkyllama wrote:dont you want tire grip though?

Read OZ's sentence one more time... carefully this time. He's saying that it would prevent the angles so your tires would have more grip.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:26 pm

WooHoo wrote:how fast do you want to go around corners??

Faster the better. I plan on doing more than drag racing but im having a hard time getting pointed in the right direction.

I understood the way you said it acingteam but still dont understand the first one. Im dyslexic so sometimes it doesnt matter how many times i read over something i still comprehend it the wrong way.

What do sway bars actually bolt onto?

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:34 pm

an anti sway bar is a very wide U shaped bar connected from its ends to both control arms of the suspension and in the middle to the body of the car.

so when you make a left turn the left control arm goes down in respect to the body of the car and the right control arm goes up and cause the body of the car to lean to the right.

in this case the sway bar is tilted - acts as a torshen bar - and it resists both control arms and tries to keep them level and accorningly reduce the "leaning" of the car body.

the thicker the bar the more it forces the control arms to be level and stablizes the car even more.

MMamdouh

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:58 pm

thanks

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