anti roll bar question

[bowersdaazian]

I am thinking of getting a rear anti roll bar for my car in the near future, and i am wondering if i should only get the rear roll bar or front one also?
If i do only rear, do you think the 24mm H&R one will be fine with my stock front bar? or should i get the 22mm progress bar.
thanks
alan

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[Egz]

I have the 22mm Progress bar, and I love it. I'd be worried about going much past that with a stock front bar. Could get yourself into a little ass-happy trouble.

[d3bilhan]

remember stiffening (what the roll bar does) one end more than the other changes the oversteer/understeer balance. You first need to state what your goal is.

[bowersdaazian]

well i know that increasing the size of the rear will induce oversteer more, but by how much? I am interested in tracking the car as well as just regular everyday spirited driving.
The thing about the progress is that its only 1mm bigger then the SVT rear bar, so i wanted something a little more dramatic in terms of handling performance.

[crazymechanic]

I think sport compact put a 1 inch rear bar on their svt project that they were trying to outclass a cobra with. hardly gave them any more grip on the skidpad.

I've heard a lot of good things about the eibach sway bars. best to install as a set

[d3bilhan]

If you are wanting to reduce roll, then the roll bar is the primary way.
If you want to shift the balance, you can also do that with tire presures, spring rates, and strut setting.
What that meens is if you are just shy of the balance you want, try changing something less permenate like tire pressure first.
Also, if you do get the roll bar in the back and the car has too much oversteer, counter that with stiffer setting on the front struts or add a couple of lbs. air to the front tires.
Let us know what you do and the results.
BTW, I would go with the 22mm and then adjust other things.