Originally Posted by
Pinebox
On another note, the rear sway bar. I tried the thinnest one and it made the car spin like a top on med-high traction carpet.
I tried adding the front brass bulkhead. That alone made the car push like a dump truck. Added the rear sway with it, thinking they might work together. Nope, spins like a top.
Without the brass or sway bars its good with a little under steer. That under steer is killing my corner speed.
Next time try stepping the rear spring rate down one (ie white to green) with the same front. The total roll stiffness is: springs + dampers + sway bar. Your rear roll rate may have been too high compared to the front. That's the beauty of adding a sway bar. Can lower the shock sping rate, but at the expense of wheel independence. Or, in different terms, you can put enough roll rate stiffness (with the sway bar) without using shock springs that make the car bounce down the straight.