Rear sway bar decreases FWD wheel hop?

[truwarrior]

I heard a rear sway bar will decrease wheel hop. Is this so?

 

[Defiant]

Sway (or, anti-roll) bars are for cornering. They don't do much in a straight line. Perhaps you meant some other kind of device?

 

[RamenPride]

besides, how would a rear sway bar have any effect on wheelhop on a FWD?

 

[jtmcinder]

While it seems doubtful, there is a way for a rear swaybar to decrease front wheel-hop. If the wheel-hop in question is single-side wheel-hop, where one front wheel breaks loose, catches, and breaks loose again, then anything that keeps the two fronts equally planted will reduce the chance of this happening. Since larger swaybars have the effect of keeping the wheels equally planted (side-to-side), a larger rear swaybar could reduce front wheel-hop.

Doubtful, but possible.

- Jtoby

 

[truwarrior]

http://www.tsimportedautomotive.com/Swabarra.html

According to this chart, wheel hop can be caused by poor shocks, worn suspension bushins, no traction bars, no rear sway bar...now are cars have a rear sway bar so im wondering how much a bigger one will help. Thanks for he replies.