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Old 01-20-2014, 07:59 PM   #19 (permalink)
Frank Lee
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Location: up north
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Blue - '93 Ford Tempo
Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US)

F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4
90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL
Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate
90 day: 33.65 mpg (US)

Moon Unit - '98 Mercury Sable LX Wagon
90 day: 21.24 mpg (US)
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It is easy to go TOO STIFF with sway bars. After I lowered my Coupe I thought I'd really make a handling machine outta her by putting the thicker sway bar from an automatic trans car on it. Turns out, the car already cornered very flat due to the lowering and the stiffer spring rates and the new struts and the better suspension link geometry for cornering and the slightly wider alloy wheels, such that adding the bigger sway bar only served to roughen the ride. Stock bar went back in, cornering still good, ride much better.
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