Perrin rear swar bar setting
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Perrin rear swar bar setting
Hi, all, need some help on how to set up the Perrin rear sway bar. Right now I have it on the stiffest setting, it corners really good, however, I noticed that my ride is a little bumpy. It it because of the stiffest setting? Or I should be looking at somewhere else. Thanks in advance. I have a 04 wrx sport wagon.
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what other suspension mods do you have?
my first suspension mod was a rear sway bar and it didn't affect the ride comfort at all. felt stock until i turned then really noticed a difference
my first suspension mod was a rear sway bar and it didn't affect the ride comfort at all. felt stock until i turned then really noticed a difference
Originally Posted by WRXDDRAGON
Hi, all, need some help on how to set up the Perrin rear sway bar. Right now I have it on the stiffest setting, it corners really good, however, I noticed that my ride is a little bumpy. It it because of the stiffest setting? Or I should be looking at somewhere else. Thanks in advance. I have a 04 wrx sport wagon.
Also, having it on that stiff setting may cause a little ruff ridding. I would just change the setting and see how it feels after that.
Originally Posted by WRXDDRAGON
hI lowball, thanks for the advise. I think I'll put the sway bar on the middle and see how that works. Cause I think that's why the ride is a little ruff, I feel like I'm feeling every bump on the road.
I had the Perrin RSB on my wagon for a bit but I never put it on anything but the softest setting. I think the reason my bar reacted quickly was because of the combo of the Perrin rear endlinks. Once I moved back to the stock ones thing went back to what I felt was solid!
The guy I sold the bar to really loved it and also had it set to full stiff on his wagon.
So, to each his own.
Good luck,
LB
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By its very nature, an independent rear suspension gives better ride quality over a beam axle often found on less expensive front-wheel drive vehicles because bumps and other road irregularities are 'absorbed' at one wheel and not both sides of the rear axle.
An anti-sway bar reduces body roll to the outside wheel and unloading of the inside wheel and tire because it is a torsion bar that resists the suspension movement of each axle/wheel. By using the stiffer settings it reduces body roll at the expense of the independent action of the suspension, in this case the rear suspension so it is possible that in some cases the anti-sway bar will give a slightly rougher ride.
I have my Cusco rear anti-sway bar at the middle setting and haven't really noticed much difference in ride quality. Most of the driving I do is on pretty good (smooth) roads, though - few potholes or other irregularities.
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An anti-sway bar reduces body roll to the outside wheel and unloading of the inside wheel and tire because it is a torsion bar that resists the suspension movement of each axle/wheel. By using the stiffer settings it reduces body roll at the expense of the independent action of the suspension, in this case the rear suspension so it is possible that in some cases the anti-sway bar will give a slightly rougher ride.
I have my Cusco rear anti-sway bar at the middle setting and haven't really noticed much difference in ride quality. Most of the driving I do is on pretty good (smooth) roads, though - few potholes or other irregularities.
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