rohrt
08-29-2016, 05:54 AM
I have been considering making a change to my convertible bird. I like how "hotrodneb" put it in his Street grip review post about going more to the touring side of pro-touring. One item that is mismatched on my car is the front swaybar. I have a 1 1/8 solid bar (Addco I think). I wanted to see how much the sway bar effected the ride so I disconnected the link on one side.
In all honesty I could not tell much difference with the sway bar disconnected. I did some quick right/left swerving on the road as well as several moderate speed turn. The car still felt very flat and planted. It did seemed to soften the ride just a tad. I would assume that it wasn't transmitting the bumps through both tires. I could still tell the springs did not absorb the bumps very well. I just thought it was an interesting test.
My Research shows
Front coils 600 ft/lbs
rear leafs 150-180 ft/lbs (175 progresive)
In all honesty I could not tell much difference with the sway bar disconnected. I did some quick right/left swerving on the road as well as several moderate speed turn. The car still felt very flat and planted. It did seemed to soften the ride just a tad. I would assume that it wasn't transmitting the bumps through both tires. I could still tell the springs did not absorb the bumps very well. I just thought it was an interesting test.
My Research shows
Front coils 600 ft/lbs
rear leafs 150-180 ft/lbs (175 progresive)