new sway bar

[baxsom]

how much of an improvement would an aftermarket rear sway bar give over the stock one on my 96 gs

 

[RamenPride]

it would make a noticeable improvement, but from what I've read you have to be careful with too much oversteer with replacing just the rear bar.

 

[Defiant]

It'll depend on your goal. What are you hoping to improve?

 

[D_Eclipse9916]

If youve got good tires its really hard to break loose the back anyway and I even have extra weight(subs and amp). I have pushed it hard. I think just putting in the RM rear sway bar made it more neutral to slight and I say slight oversteer. I will be putting in the front one as soon as I have a free weekend cuz last time I needed to use a torch for the stupid ass bolts . The back will be really nice and the car has a much more solid feel over bumps and no rolling of the car. However, my front end feels a little loose (relatively) now which is why im putting on the front eventually.

 

[baxsom]

right now it has yokohama prada spec II's on it
with eibach coilovers and the stock sway bar

my mechanic said that it would handle better with a larger sway bar
it corners on rails now so i was just wondering if it would be a noticable improvement or an unnecessary upgrade

 

[jtmcinder]

it corners on rails now...

It's hard to express how much I hate that saying. If you want something that corners on rails, get a model train set.

The main purpose of anti-sway bars is to control where weight transfer takes place; reducing body roll is secondary (and should, in fact, be controlled by the springs, instead). Your mechanic is correct: moving some weight transfer to the rear will help the handling of your car, especially given the current mods.

- Jtoby

 

[baxsom]

ok maybe the "corner on rails" analogy is a little cliche guilty; hard curves are no problem but it usually drifts a little to the outside
body roll now isnt really noticable to my untrained butt and i ususally end up slightly countersteering to straighten back out

now i am by no means an excellent driver
no one has ever taken me out and actually shown me how to take a tight turn as fast as the car possibly can so if it sounds like i dont really know what i am talking about then you are correct

all i know is i want to car to hold the road and since i do not yet have the skills (practice makes habit) the car needs to compensate as much as possible

 

[jtmcinder]

ok maybe the "corner on rails" analogy is a little cliche guilty; hard curves are no problem but it usually drifts a little to the outside
body roll now isnt really noticable to my untrained butt and i ususally end up slightly countersteering to straighten back out

Whoa! If you already taking corners in a counter-steer drift, then the last thing you need is a new rear sway-bar. Aftermarket sway-bars are stiffer than stock.

Every now and then I really screw up and get into a counter-steer drift. But this is rare and not something that I can reproduce at will, even with RM sways and 500/450 springs. What's up with your car?

- Jtoby

 

[baxsom]

i am sure it is me
the builder can drive the same corners at the same speed and never even leave his lane

i just need practice