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yact: What is a swaybar?

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I read to make the following mod on a Hyundai Elantra:

"pick up the swaybar off of a Tiburon GT. They're a few millimeters thicker, it's an easy modification to make, and it'll make the car feel much more confident whenever you turn the wheel"

Whats a swaybar?
 
Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Originally posted by: drum
Originally posted by: Baked
Minimizes body roll?
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precisely
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But thats just a short answer, it helps stability and steering too, overall tighter response can be felt.
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fair enough. leave it off and the body will lean like a futhermucker on the slightest of corners
 
It's a torsional suspension element that ties the left and right side of a suspension together. Correct name is ANTI- swaybar... not to be r1c3boi confused with strut tower bars or rather strut tower/chassis bracing.

It acts like a spring between each side of the car so that when you turn the car and it tries to roll and compress the outside suspension unit; the swaybar links that to the inside wheel. Thus to compress the outside suspension, to some degree your car must also compress the inside suspension. Effectively increasing the roll stiffness of the car or the effective spring rate in only the corners.

So when you don't have one, each side of the suspension is independent and you have lots of roll, add a swaybar without too much stiffness and it will give you less roll without lifting your inside wheel off the ground.

Side note: If your car doesn't have factory chassis bracing across your front strut towers or rear towers, it does help if you slap in one from a higher end model or a very solid aftermarket piece. Cheap eGay crap helps a little, but quality pieces are better if they have greater rigidity. It will make your ride feel smoother by taking the shudder out of the body of the car and direct it back into the suspension.
 
anti-sway... prevents body roll, ties the left and right wheels together. PRovides better steering feel over uneven surfaces
 
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