adam1985
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| posted on 11/6/08 at 08:02 PM |
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anti roll bar
anti roll bars i know how these work and what they do but do they make a big difference to how the car will drive and also have seen advertised
panhard rods for a locost but what are these and what do they do and more importantly will i need one thanks and sorry for a dumb question (another)
adam
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Miks15
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| posted on 11/6/08 at 08:04 PM |
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panhard rods stop the side ways movement of a live axle
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adam1985
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| posted on 11/6/08 at 08:18 PM |
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oh right so me having a irs set up wont need to worry about that then does a anti roll bar make a big difference to the drive then is manly going be
on the road and now and then track days
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Miks15
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| posted on 11/6/08 at 08:21 PM |
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yep you wont need one with an IRS set up.
Im not entirely sure on the anti roll bar front... I think mainly people use them for racing but i havnt got a clue sorry.
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BenB
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| posted on 11/6/08 at 09:20 PM |
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An anti-roll bar does exactly what it says on the tin- it stops the car rolling. This means you can use softer suspension springs / dampers (which
will iron the bumps out of a road).
So my Micra, for example, has a smooth ride but doesn't roll round corners.
My old Maestro, however, had an equally smooth ride but (without an ARB) rolled round corners like a drunk sailor.
For track use you can get away with harsher suspension (ie a less compliant) ride. So you would think an ARB would be less important. However, the way
an ARB equipped car moves the balance point around is different to a stiffly sprung car.
It's a complicated topic (understatement of the year)...
Mostly on a 7 the balance point is low down so the body roll will be very limited despite high lateral G-forces. So ARBs are generally not needed...
but some people still fit them... clear as mud?
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