Front Sway Bar - Toyota Yaris Forums

mshekleton · 04-23-2010, 07:50 PM

Um, I'm pretty sure that a larger front sway bar increases oversteer and a larger rear sway bar increases understeer.

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Ah, you're right:
"Understeer or oversteer behavior can be tuned out by changing the proportion of the total roll stiffness that comes from the front and rear axles. Increasing the proportion of roll stiffness at the front will increase the proportion of the total load transfer that the front axle reacts and decrease the proportion that the rear axle reacts. This will cause the outer front wheel to run at a comparatively higher slip angle, and the outer rear wheel to run at a comparatively lower slip angle, which is an understeer effect. Increasing the proportion of roll stiffness at the rear axle will have the opposite effect and decrease understeer."

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04-23-2010, 07:50 PM	#4
mshekleton Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 25	Um, I'm pretty sure that a larger front sway bar increases oversteer and a larger rear sway bar increases understeer. edit Ah, you're right: "Understeer or oversteer behavior can be tuned out by changing the proportion of the total roll stiffness that comes from the front and rear axles. Increasing the proportion of roll stiffness at the front will increase the proportion of the total load transfer that the front axle reacts and decrease the proportion that the rear axle reacts. This will cause the outer front wheel to run at a comparatively higher slip angle, and the outer rear wheel to run at a comparatively lower slip angle, which is an understeer effect. Increasing the proportion of roll stiffness at the rear axle will have the opposite effect and decrease understeer."