Should I add a front sway bar? (help)

barnoun · Jan 26th, 2003, 11:10 PM

Alright, I have a stock suspensioned B14 with relatively new gr2 shock/struts and yoko es100 tires. Now, B14s didn't come with front sway bars(except for the 200sx se and se-r). I can't afford a coilover suspension and just springs are out of the question. I've been autocrossing for a season and want to start doing HPDEs soon. Anyways, would a front sway bar improve the car's handling(reduce understeer and bodyroll)? While a rear sway bar definately reduces understeer, will it still be helpful if the car doesn't have a front sway bar?

idon · Jan 27th, 2003, 10:37 PM

A front swaybar will definetly get rid of bodyroll i recommend it

mpg9999 · Jan 27th, 2003, 10:48 PM

A front sway bar will increase understeer. How does your car handle now (oversteer/understeer)?

barnoun · Jan 28th, 2003, 01:01 AM

Right now(with no bar) there's heavy understeer at the limit. I can induce a little rotation with left-foot braking, but I don't like having to resort to it(even though I do).

barnoun · Jan 29th, 2003, 07:43 PM

So no one has any experience only adding a front sway bar to a non-sway bar equipped B14? ...no one has also driven a b14 with only a rear bar and none in front?