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Old 10-08-2015, 02:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
orange4boy
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Maintaining Momentum: Insight Sway Bar Fab and Mod.

I have been reading too much Autospeed lately and decided to upgrade my anti sway bar / stabilizer bar / anti roll bar situation. The Nugget handles fairly well the way it is but it bottoms out easily around corners and seems to lose a lot of momentum through wheel scrub from understeer. These mods should make it even more fun to drive and may save a little gas too.

My goals:
1) Mod the front bar to be stiffer and adjustable as there does not seem to be an aftermarket front bar.
2) Make an adjustable rear bar. There are some aftermarket choices out there but I want this to be really easy to adjust.
3) Stiffen up the rear springs.

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