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APR 27mm Rear Anti-sway Bar - Mini review
I have had the bar on in the full-stiff setting for about 2-2.5 days now. Traffic finally cooperated with me today and I finally had an opportunity to play on the highway on-ramps and back roads near the house.
On the back roads there is a definite, noticeable change in handling. The steering *feels* much tighter and it *feels* like I can corner much faster. Body roll is substantially decreased. Gone is the rolly-polly sensation. If I snap the wheel it becomes obvious that I can overwhelm the contact patches. I have not induced oversteer yet, but I bet I could if I tried hard enough.
Ride to work (state highways, New England Interstates) is mostly unchanged. It *feels* like I am getting a little more road noise and harshness on the bumps, but only a little. Steering at speed (ie highway ramps) is more confident. Understeer is more difficult to induce than it used to be.
I am actually a little worried about this thing in inclement weather. I may have the power to really fawk myself if I am not careful. I am very interested to see if it becomes tail-happy in the rain. And I think I will back it off to the weakest setting for winter.
About the similar BSH bar, 'spookertunes' said:
So far I'm inclined to agree. I have driven a 'chipped' GTI on coilovers. To hell with that. To hell with chips, big wheels, and coilovers to 'slam' it. This is where it is at. .. Fer just $250 and 60 min of wrench time no less.
So far the worst part was the wait. Took me over 1 month to get my paws on this bar.
I have had the bar on in the full-stiff setting for about 2-2.5 days now. Traffic finally cooperated with me today and I finally had an opportunity to play on the highway on-ramps and back roads near the house.
On the back roads there is a definite, noticeable change in handling. The steering *feels* much tighter and it *feels* like I can corner much faster. Body roll is substantially decreased. Gone is the rolly-polly sensation. If I snap the wheel it becomes obvious that I can overwhelm the contact patches. I have not induced oversteer yet, but I bet I could if I tried hard enough.
Ride to work (state highways, New England Interstates) is mostly unchanged. It *feels* like I am getting a little more road noise and harshness on the bumps, but only a little. Steering at speed (ie highway ramps) is more confident. Understeer is more difficult to induce than it used to be.
I am actually a little worried about this thing in inclement weather. I may have the power to really fawk myself if I am not careful. I am very interested to see if it becomes tail-happy in the rain. And I think I will back it off to the weakest setting for winter.
About the similar BSH bar, 'spookertunes' said:
I see thread after thread extolling the virtues of
getting the GTI chipped. "Best thing ever"
"Should be the first thing you do" "If all you
have is money for one mod, the chip is it". Blah,
blah, blah.
I'm here to tell you, you're wrong.
...
The GTI now handles the way God his Ownself intended it to, not like the articulated bus it handled like in comparison when it had the stock bar with those toothpick end links.
Spend the money. Learn to giggle again like a kid at Christmas.:happyanim:
So far I'm inclined to agree. I have driven a 'chipped' GTI on coilovers. To hell with that. To hell with chips, big wheels, and coilovers to 'slam' it. This is where it is at. .. Fer just $250 and 60 min of wrench time no less.
So far the worst part was the wait. Took me over 1 month to get my paws on this bar.