Hmmm, maybe my practice of using no swaybars at all on the GP car isn't so far fetched at all. Just enough rear spring to get the car to do what I want. The rear axle on the A1 VW is really a sway bar with about 75 lb/in rate.
A long time ago (12 years ago??), Bill Sulouff sent me an e-mail and mentioned that the back of an A1 car can't tell the difference between springs and swaybars. I still have that e-mail in my notes, Bill! You were on to something there, Bill!
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Doesn't the rear bar on our cars help keep everything stable though? Meaning it reduces toe changes under load, so if the thought about the A1 can't tell the difference between springs and swaybars, isn't it better to run the thickest bar you can on our cars? Mine is 450lb front with no bar and 350lb rear with a neuspeed bar. Haven't had it on the track yet so I have no idea how it handles
Driver School: Complete (April 2007)
Regional License requirements: Complete (June 2007)
Race Car: Renting, started building my own
First Win: TBD (3rd in Pumpkin enduro! ITA)
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