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The same logic also holds true in the rear. A firmer anti-roll bar in the rear will increase the rate of lateral load transfer, placing more demand upon the rear tires, accelerating lateral traction loss and creating more oversteer, holding all else constant.
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Bam, this is exactly what I said. You increase traction loss at the rear, you don't gain it at the front by putting a bigger bar on the car.

and Steeda, as for your "comparison" there are way too many variables for it to be valid in this discussion. A valid comparison would involve the same car witht he two bars swapped in and out, and evaluated back to back by the same, trained development engineer (or real race driver, the key being extremely consistant) on the same road surface judged against a stopwatch.


You guys will note that I said nothing against the feel on the bar, as it makes for tons of fun, but, all else being equal, it isn't making the car faster; you need to increase traction at the front, not decrease it at the rear.
Feeling faster and being faster are two different things entirely.

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