Originally posted by Dan Nixon:
I have been thinking about a smaller change...
Upgradeing SVT 18mm rear bar to early SE 19mm rear bar. Along with the poly bushings to remove some squirm I "think" it may dial out a bit of understeer and be more "bracket friendly" as it is afterall a stock part. What do you guys think?? In all honasty, I think the car is not far from where I want it balance wise at this point so I do not need a big change.





Dan, all the rear bars, from the early SE to the last SVT, are the same. 18 point something.

BAT has never had a 22mm bar. They just called it that. It was actually, what, 20.8 or something? No surprise, then, that SCA's 21mm bar was "just as stiff." BAT doesn't even call it a 22 anymore, after some CEG'ers called them on it.

As for me, the only bar upgrades I'm planning are the bushings and end link grommets, to maximize what I have.

Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998