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| Author: | benjamin [ Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:10 pm ] |
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i bought a front sway bar at the swapmeet tday and i put it on when i got home and what a difference, the car corners so much flatter in the front, it is stiffer and doesnt bounce as much over bumps anymore. would a back one and some uprated shock help even more, also if any one has a sway bar on there could i see some pics. 
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| Author: | TK [ Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:34 pm ] |
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Most would have started with a rear bar. Generally front bars are for LSD using racers, no not the drug. I have both front and rears sway bars and Spax lowered adjustable shocks, LSD, and 1.5 neg arms too but yet to test. |
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| Author: | Stuartminidlx [ Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:42 pm ] |
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was it fairly easy to fit. i am think of gettin a rear one. |
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| Author: | benjamin [ Sun Jul 10, 2005 6:01 pm ] |
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yeh pretty easy only needed a couple of holes to be drilled for the centre mounts |
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| Author: | Stuartminidlx [ Sun Jul 10, 2005 6:04 pm ] |
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i might get one for the rear should cost to much from Kmac at trade price. |
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| Author: | benjamin [ Sun Jul 10, 2005 6:05 pm ] |
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Stuartminidlx wrote: i might get one for the rear should cost to much from Kmac at trade price.
kmac 
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| Author: | Stuartminidlx [ Sun Jul 10, 2005 6:29 pm ] |
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yeah they have them at mini spares at padstow. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:43 pm ] |
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A REAR bar will help keep the inside front wheel on the ground when cornered hard (desirable for traction). A FRONT bar will tend to lift the inside front wheel off the deck when cornered hard. That's OK with an LSD, not so great with a stocko diff.. unless you like wheelspin... 
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| Author: | benjamin [ Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:48 pm ] |
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if i get a back one now will it be nice and even? |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:48 pm ] |
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benjamin wrote: if i get a back one now will it be nice and even?
I'd buy a back one and sell the front, for a road car... 
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| Author: | benjamin [ Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:20 pm ] |
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whats the main reason for not needing one on the front of a road car because it felt like it drove better with it on |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:49 pm ] |
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What you are doing by putting a front sway-bar on is increasing the tendancy of the car to understeer on the limit... |
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| Author: | Chris [ Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:21 am ] |
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benjamin wrote: whats the main reason for not needing one on the front of a road car because it felt like it drove better with it on
It most probably did feel better. it will increase roll stiffness at the front and stop weight transfer onto the outer front wheel. It should also make it turn in sharper and reduce understeer. The reason for all this is that both front wheels see more evenly distributed load and especially with a fwd car this spreads the workload across the front more evenly. Minis have a huge weight transfer to the front wheels as soon as it turns into a corner due to its heavy front end. Two bars will tend to make it two wheel if driven hard enough. if you want to sell it I will buy it. |
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| Author: | Stuartminidlx [ Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:02 pm ] |
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$195 for a rear sway bar from K-mac and thats retail |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:06 pm ] |
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Anyone know whiteline's prices? I may find out if no one knows..they're local to me... |
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