Anti roll bar installation instructions 1.
Anti roll bar setup.
The anti roll bar was setup without the torsion bar so the width of the anti roll bar can be verified.
For example the rear e36 m3 sway barbarian has two adjustment holes.
But the anti roll bar has another super important role it acts as a second spring to add spring stiffness at the tyre but only in cornering.
However remember it is sometimes good to have one to keep the rear tied together as you come off of a corner.
This article will look at how they work and how to use them to your advantage.
The anti roll bar is mocked up on the car to check the dimensions prior to final welding.
This setup will give your car a reasonable understeer baseline.
If we go too stiff with the springs grip at the tyres for braking and acceleration will be adversely affected.
After the tyre pressures which we handled in 5 2 another significant setting to tweak on the skip barber is the anti roll bar arb in the rear first of all you need to understand what an arb is and what it does to the car.
The anti roll bar works to resist roll as its name suggests.
The red component in the illustration below is an anti roll bar which nearly every racing car has on its rear and or front axles.
This style anti roll bar can be mounted in a variety of locations.
Grease is applied to the nylon flange bearings to ensure smooth rotation of the arb.
For advanced users note that you can set the front and rear bar in middle positions.
So if you want to ensure you are cornering like a champion you want to ensure your roll bars are set up well.
Eliminate the play first get your anti roll bar.
Sometimes you may need your right front to be maxed out as well depending on setup and track.
Anti roll bars or sway bars are one of the cheapest easiest and most powerful ways to influence car handling.
From there you can tune the bars to your driving style.
I recommend running an anti roll bar in the rear because your car will be quite tight without one.
Changing spring rates and anti roll bar settings is a really important step in racing to make your car handle better and improve your laptime.
The sway bars cut in and give you the stiffness when you need it.
The finished anti roll bar is shown with the billet arms and.
Place car on jackstands make sure the car is level and have stands under the rearend housing to maintain rear ride height.
