sway bars = oversteer ??

[bigjo5]

on my friends eg he has front ITR sway , rear tie bar, and a front strut brace and seems like when u hook corners really fast it tends to oversteer is that normal? soon to install the rear ITR sway ...

[Zdster]

I would say yes. It also depends on size of all of the bars being put on.

[bigjo5]

ooh i see.. thanks man..

[saxman]

no

increasing the size of the front sway bar will only increase understeer.

increasing the size of the rear sway bar is what adds oversteer/removes understeer.

[timofytit]

soften the rear springs if it bothers you.

[Zdster]

no

increasing the size of the front sway bar will only increase understeer.

increasing the size of the rear sway bar is what adds oversteer/removes understeer.

Wouldnt the front strut bar cancel out the effect of the front and rear tie bar add oversteer? I was under the impression that the tie bar can also add oversteer?

[Paul1985]

no

increasing the size of the front sway bar will only increase understeer.

increasing the size of the rear sway bar is what adds oversteer/removes understeer.

I agree.

You sure your not getting alot of understeer, not oversteer?

[saxman]

Wouldnt the front strut bar cancel out the effect of the front and rear tie bar add oversteer? I was under the impression that the tie bar can also add oversteer?

strut/tie bars are really just chasis reinforcements... they really don't do a whole lot to the overall handling of the car, except remove some body flex

[Paul1985]

Wouldnt the front strut bar cancel out the effect of the front and rear tie bar add oversteer? I was under the impression that the tie bar can also add oversteer?

IMO strut bars dont do alot for your handling. Good for reducing chassis flex IMO but not much else.

[Paul1985]

throw a rear sway bar on there and you will have significant results.
It really is amazing the difference a rear sway bar makes on an EG

[Zdster]

Fair enough guys. Thanks for clarifying . Plus PQ points for both of you .

[saxman]

throw a rear sway bar on there and you will have significant results.
It really is amazing the difference a rear sway bar makes on an EG

I definetely agree... putting a rear sway on my sol(EH6, but basically an EG, but different engine) made about as much difference to handling as my springs/adjustable shocks.

Adding the front strut bar made absolutely no noticable difference. A rear upper strut bar actually made the car handle worse, as shown by a significant reduction of my time around an autox track(tried several times with and without it, and ran about 5% slower with it on).