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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 01:42 PM
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Rear Sway Bar Question

When I'm carving some turns really hard it seems the front is pushing which is normal for a FWD car. The ass end however, seems to not dig in as well and makes the car uneasy and difficult to control as it wants to kick out. Will the Progress Rear Sway bar alleviate this issue when turning hard and fast? Thanks ahead of time.
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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It will most certainly help. If it's for short periods of time, like an auto-x or road racing track day, you can adjust your tire pressures as well, but I definitely wouldn't recommend that for normal driving.
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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Sweet deal. I guess I need to get ahold of one because I've been carving corners lately because of the adrenaline rush!
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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if yours is the SC you don't need to read this but if it's not then you could also get the front sway from an SC and put that on your ride to stiffen 'er up. but yeah the progress rear sway for these cars is pizzimp.
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bc3tech
if yours is the SC you don't need to read this but if it's not then you could also get the front sway from an SC and put that on your ride to stiffen 'er up. but yeah the progress rear sway for these cars is pizzimp.
Yup it's and SS/SC, and I'll be going with the Progress as soon as some cash flow comes in.
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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I had the rear bar in from suspension techniques and the front stut bar from DC and I could def tell the difference, just with the drop on my car my exhaust was hitting the rear bar due to the idiots at jiffy lube mackin up my exhaust, so it's off now
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by alleycat58
It will most certainly help. If it's for short periods of time, like an auto-x or road racing track day, you can adjust your tire pressures as well, but I definitely wouldn't recommend that for normal driving.
I'm gonna be doing a lot of autocrossing this year so I was wondering what tire pressures you would recomend.

Also I have the Progress Bar and it is a noticeable improvement.
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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as for preasures, it's highly dependant on your driving style, the course, and the weather. I have ran 40 up front and 43 in the rear without the bar which worked great, however this time around it'll probably be a bit lower in the front with the rears being +1 or 2 higher. Its all about drving it and adjusting as you go. Bring some chalk and write on the tires to see where hte wear is and then go from there.

The progress bar is a great improvement, probably the best bang for the buck.
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