maxair45

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I think i'm going to try and run my slash in the mod 13.5 class until my xl5 gets in. I am going to the lhs to pick up a sideinder to run my sonsorless 13.5 but I might pick up a sway bar kit too. How effictive are these? What differance do stiffer bars compared to softer bar on handleing/body roller? Sorry for the newb.ish question

Thanks guys

rcman1993

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the sway bar keeps the arms from being different hights. The thicker the bar, the less arm difference between 2 arms. only good on smooth tracks, not going to be to effective on a slash when it has a high center of gravity.

maxair45

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Its being lowered to SC10 level possibly lower(i'll run it on tuesday and see how it goes).

maxair45

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What would the result of having too stiff bars on it be? The result of having too soft bars?

Thanks

sLaSh It UPP

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the sway bar helps on smooth tracks but if it was a track with a lot of jumps i wouldnt use it but it is a pretty good investment

rcman1993

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It could work but you will still roll the slash. find out what the guy in the headband is doing with his. he seems to have it down with his slash. I think he has a ton of limiters on his. this is the main thing, less travel=less roll.

maxair45

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So a carpet track with a few jumps isn't the best application for it...

maxair45

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Yea I put a bumch of fuel tubing in it to lower it more. Everyone knows the lowering is what to do but my diff. is wayyyy differant.

rcman1993

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try the putty, woody has one that you can try from him that is what he uses.

maxair45

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No I sealed it up with CA and put in diff oil. I tried puddy and oil puts puddy to shame. It turns wayyyy tighter. I'll let you take it for a spin on tuesday if you want, so you can see for yourself.

Anyways what would the result of too stiff bar? The result of too soft bar?

Thanks for the info

rcman1993

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k, see you tuesday.

sLaSh It UPP

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yeah because you will have more traction on carpet and if you have sways then you will roll just as much

jk racing

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Too stiff of a sway bar will inhibit the natural roll of the chassis through a corner. This will place more of a demand on your tires to use the traction available to them. On a loose slippery track, they tires would slide worse than normal.

Too soft of a sway bar will feel as if nothing is there at all and you arent running anything.

If you are running on a carpet track, traction should be really high, so go big with the wire used and scale back if you need more traction on the end with the sway bar (assuming you are going to use them both front and rear).

Before running (after installing the sway bars), do a suspension travel test to insure the sway bar is not limiting the actual movement of the arms. It is designed to keep the chassis more toward level during a turn, not inhibit the stock suspension movement.

nunster

I love my sway bars plain and simple. Once you go sway you will never go back. hahaha
I have a backslash with front and rear bars. I am running an after market stampede rear bumper in which allowed me to use a sway bar with ease.

jdearhart

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Cheap and easy! (Just how I like 'em! )

http://www.rcshortcourse.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=1211