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Originally Posted by gettinafit
Just what I was saying!! It's better that way! Go get it!
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gettinafit-
Your previously posted opinion of the way that this bar works helped me to decide to buy it,
after getting confirmation from Progress Technology. I am not familiar with torsion beam axles, just conventional solid axles on Detroit iron. I saw the "torsion beam rear suspension" in the list of specs. when I was shopping for my Fit, but I just did not pay attention to what it meant.
In thinking about the very light weight of the rear of the Fit, I decided that if an add-on bar
were attached to
both the frame/body
and the wheels, the semi-independent suspension of each rear wheel would be eliminated, and the suspension would be
too rigid. By adding further resistance to the flex of the torsion beam with this bar, body roll in the rear should be quite reduced without adverse steering consequences, and without transferring shock from one wheel to the rest of the rear suspension and body.
My mods are not being done for racing or extreme performance reasons, just to help an otherwise good car reach its potential in the "safe-and-fun-to-drive" category. Leonine's introduction post on this product, along with information in later posts, convinced me to act completely against my nature by being the
first to order this product (according to Joey at Progress Tech.).
Being
among the first to buy the
K&N SRI kit only bought me a box full of crap (still unresolved). I
truly hope to be able to post an extremely positive review on this anti-sway bar when I get it. Thanks for your input on this thread.
Dave