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FloridaRosebud
Jan 22, 2019Explorer
Cloud Dancer wrote:
Rosebud, yes I understand that you just want to know about the results if you add a stiffer anti-roll bar to the front suspension. I did NOT answer because IT'S COMPLICATED (difficult to conceptionalize). Whenever I hear the word "handling" applied to this subject, I start questioning how many of us here understand the "science" of understeer and oversteer. Specifically, whether you understand WHY, generally speaking, increasing the roll stiffness in the rear suspension also increases the oversteer character, AND if you increase the roll stiffnes in the front it will increase the understeer character?
At this point, in explaining the science of it, most RVers will say, what the he!! does this have to do with it! It has a LOT to do with it!
In fact, this subject is ssooo broad, this forum can not do it justice.
Perhaps I should've just said to go ahead and install the stiffer FRONT anti-roll bar. THEN, install a front panhard link, and add caster and front ballast.
I understand the principle of which you speak, and my Mechanical Engineer and Hellwig both said I should install both the front and back as they are a matched set and offset the oversteer/understeer issue. The issue with suspension is everything affects everything. You are absolutely correct. I just wanted to know if anyone has done the install of the front bar itself (maybe after other mods) and what, if any difference did they find. From the lack of responses I guess the answer is a big no.
So I plan on ordering the front soon and installing it.
Al
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