03-28-2011, 10:45 AM
Mark, I did not see the article. Where is it & do you have a link?
With the sway bars, you need to make sure that the rear bar has a greater increase in stiffness than the front if you are changing them both. A simple comparison of the area (pii * R squared) will do it. How much though is a guess. You can call me if you want to compare numbers.
Finally, a Cayman or Boxster will not break loose any easier, but will come around faster due to their lower polar moment of inertia. And what many confuse as "snap oversteer" is really cause by a push-loose condition (to coin a Nascar term) that has the car going from understeer to oversteer very quickly. It happens in 944s too, but the car swaps ends more slowly.
With the sway bars, you need to make sure that the rear bar has a greater increase in stiffness than the front if you are changing them both. A simple comparison of the area (pii * R squared) will do it. How much though is a guess. You can call me if you want to compare numbers.
Finally, a Cayman or Boxster will not break loose any easier, but will come around faster due to their lower polar moment of inertia. And what many confuse as "snap oversteer" is really cause by a push-loose condition (to coin a Nascar term) that has the car going from understeer to oversteer very quickly. It happens in 944s too, but the car swaps ends more slowly.
Larry Herman
2006 Cayenne S
2010 Allegro RED 38QBA
Nationally Certified PCA Instructor
Past Flames:
1994 RS America Club Racer
2004 GT3 Track Car
1984 911 Carrera Club Racer
1974 914/4 2.0 Track Car
2006 Cayenne S
2010 Allegro RED 38QBA
Nationally Certified PCA Instructor
Past Flames:
1994 RS America Club Racer
2004 GT3 Track Car
1984 911 Carrera Club Racer
1974 914/4 2.0 Track Car