Eibach sway adjustment ?
07-28-2005, 08:21 AM
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Stock springs & shocks here; running stiff on front, medium in the rear. 41psi front, 38 rear.
The Z's very neutral at this setting. Easy to throttle steer at the limit, at least N/A anyhow.
The Z's very neutral at this setting. Easy to throttle steer at the limit, at least N/A anyhow.
07-15-2006, 07:34 AM
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I bought a set of Eibach sways used and installed them on the settings the previous owner had. Problem is instructions where not included so I don't know how they are set to which level of adjustment, don't know which hole does what for front or rear. Can anyone help out???? I have searched and come up with nothing. I would greatly appreciate it
07-15-2006, 03:36 PM
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Thanks for the info, I have it set to soft/soft then. I also upgraded my springs to H. TECH's and shock/struts to the new revised 06 ones. It drives awesome but I wanted to improve my handling a little more. Which would be the best settings for something a little more aggressive but still able to use as a daily driver? Any opinions would help. I was thinking either hard/medium or soft/medium? Thanks again
07-15-2006, 04:05 PM
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I have the Hotchkis bars so keep that in mind. I ran med/med for a long time and was happy with it. I went to a non-staggered tire setup for track use so I set them to hard/med and just leave it there for daily driving as well. I tried soft/med once and the steering input felt a little sloppy to me. It doesn't take much adjustment to really change the feel. I would try med/med next and see how you like it.
07-15-2006, 04:10 PM
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hhhmmmm thing is I only have two levels of adjustment on the front which im guessing are soft and hard then three on the back? I will try soft/med first then swtich to hard/med and see which one I like best I guess
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07-17-2006, 07:21 AM
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With adjustable sway bars the holes are just a ratio vs right angle arm length:
A 6" right angle whith holes at 6,5,4" ..........6/5=20% stiffer than the 6" hole;
6/4=50% stiffer than the both in 6" hole.
You can use different holes on different sides to gain finer adjustment:
5" + 4" = 35%.................6"+ 5"= 10% stiffer than both at 6"
Kind of important to KNOW the base stiffness in pounds per inch to determine stiffer than WHAT.
Hope concept is clear.
Whenever you increase front bar stiffness you increase understeer and the transfer load on the front tires in a turn making them handle more poorly [ratiowise].....the front should only be stiff enough to utilize the full stroke of the shock worst case......<3.5" of body roll.
Body roll is not bad [assumming adequate camber gain] --it tells the driver what's happening
A 6" right angle whith holes at 6,5,4" ..........6/5=20% stiffer than the 6" hole;
6/4=50% stiffer than the both in 6" hole.
You can use different holes on different sides to gain finer adjustment:
5" + 4" = 35%.................6"+ 5"= 10% stiffer than both at 6"
Kind of important to KNOW the base stiffness in pounds per inch to determine stiffer than WHAT.
Hope concept is clear.
Whenever you increase front bar stiffness you increase understeer and the transfer load on the front tires in a turn making them handle more poorly [ratiowise].....the front should only be stiff enough to utilize the full stroke of the shock worst case......<3.5" of body roll.
Body roll is not bad [assumming adequate camber gain] --it tells the driver what's happening
07-17-2006, 07:39 PM
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Whenever you increase front bar stiffness you increase understeer and the transfer load on the front tires in a turn making them handle more poorly [ratiowise].....the front should only be stiff enough to utilize the full stroke of the shock worst case......<3.5" of body roll.
Body roll is not bad [assumming adequate camber gain] --it tells the driver what's happening
Originally Posted by ULLLOSE
On camber challenged cars a bigger FSB can help reduce understeer as it controls camber loss. The Subi's and Mustangs also rotate better with a larger front bar. You can go to far but it does work on some strut cars with weak camber curves.
07-17-2006, 07:49 PM
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so basically what I want to know is there are two levels of adjustment on the front and three on the back which holes should use for best street performance and slightly more aggressive then stock, take into consideration that I have tein h. tech springs with the new revised 06 suspension and my sways are eibach BTW thanks!
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