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Old 01-18-2008, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by ciburri View Post
Keep in mind that Progress rear sway bar adds to rear end stiffness ratio beside balancing/reducing body roll. That is why Progress springs have drastically smallest front to rear ratio (softest rear springs) and therefore least oversteer gain. I am guessing that bar adds about 50-80 lb/in to the rear end.

explain this phenomenon to me, please. cause from what i see, if
the rear suspension compresses evenly parallel (identically on
both sides) the bar does not twist at all.

no twist, no additional spring rate.

you write awfully a lot using different fonts/etc so making sure
it's accurate.
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