HaVoC

Is their any reason to upgrade from the OEM non sport front sway bar to the OEM sport front sway bar? I got to thinking about this after seeing the OEM sport front sway bars on Clair Parts website.

I currently have a Neuspeed rear sway bar and H&R coilovers. Should I upgrade my font sway bar? I don't know a lot about car handling, and how I should want my A4 to handle.

Any info is helpful.

Thanks

paul_858

throttle then lifting.

By hard turn I mean to the point where at least the front or rear or both are slipping.

DougR

You might be able to counter the added understeer by stiffening the Neuspeed rear bar, and/or raising the rear end slightly.

All depends what you want.

HaVoC

I am not sure if this understeer is improved if I take the turn on throttle then lift.

When the car understeers it is not a smooth motion. It is more like the front end of the car "bucking" in the middle of the turn.

I understand that a stiffer front sway bar will make the car understeer a little more, but will reduce body roll. What are the advantages of reducing body roll?

HaVoC

What are the disadvantages of body roll?

coocoomike

weight transfer?

DougR

In general terms, the disadvantage of body roll is that the suspension geometry changes with roll. So maybe it performs very well with moderate roll, but not as well with extreme roll.

The real issue is that adding a stiffer anti-roll bar in front will increase the weight transfer in the front of the car under cornering, and decrease the weight transfer in the rear at the same time. This will decrease the traction in the front of the car, and increase the traction in the rear. Thus, more understeer. Add a bigger rear bar, and it works in reverse --> more oversteer.

HTH..

maace

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