Ive read a lot of conflicting information about rear sway bars. Since my Camaro is rear wheel drive and has a solid axle with leafs out back, why do I need a rear bar and what does it do?
First let’s think about how a sway bar controls body roll and control. The sway bar is attached to the left and right suspension and chassis. It controls body roll by twisting in torsion. Think torsion bars and you get the idea. The more the body wants to roll in heavy cornering, the more resistance, twist, the sway bar provides. Years ago the feeling was that a Camaro only needed a front sway bar. Back then the best tires were skinny with relatively soft sidewalls. Today people are packin’ super sticky tires on the rear of their Camaro. These tires produce some serious grip and are miles better than yesterday’s race tires. Your Camaro will be the quickest and most comfortable around a track or down your favorite twisty road with a neutral handling balance. This is achieved when the car is neither loose nor tight (excessive understeer or oversteer) but balanced with the front and rear tires doing equal work. Providing that the springs are of sufficient rate to keep the car from bottomi
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