Quote Originally Posted by kabacj View Post
Hi Joel,

For bearings I am running Spyraflow Pb4-1000-P self aligning high performance Teflon bronze bearings . They are a good interference fit. I can press them on by hand, however. They allow for 5 degrees of misalignment so hopefully that will allow for some bending without any binding in the bearing. I am running a 36" x 1 " .095 hollow bar.

My theory was that I could lower the front spring rate using my adjustable dampers as well as adjustable ARB to compensate for a more compliant spring. I would try to deal with static load, shock loads and cornering loads somewhat independently . That's the theory anyway. Testing will tell.

Whats your opinion on a rear bar? I figure it would be nice tuning variable to have but am a loss of where to start rate wise. I don't know of anybody who has tried a rear bar setup.

Thanks
John
Excellent choice on the pillow block bearings....should eliminate any bending/binding issues.

The big front bar/low front spring rate forces you to run a higher front ride height to keep the chassis off the ground under hard braking. The big front bar set-up makes sense for a street driven car or a race car on a very bumpy track.....for a race car on a relatively smooth track, less so......so it depends on what you are trying to acheive with your car/set-up.

As far as rear bars....kinda the same..... it depends on what you are trying to acheive with your car/set-up. I am not a fan of rear bars on race cars because it decreases traction coming out of corners (very important to lap times).......at most it should be sized to fine tune the balance. For street driven cars makes alot of sense.....since I am building primarily a track car, I haven't put much thought into it.