tie vs. sway
#2
RE: tie vs. sway
A tie rod (bar) and a sway bar are two different parts on your suspension.
So of course the answer to your Question is as follows.
They both work best on your vehicle cause the both work together to give you your ride...and your correct steering....
Wheelbroker/Ang
So of course the answer to your Question is as follows.
They both work best on your vehicle cause the both work together to give you your ride...and your correct steering....
Wheelbroker/Ang
#3
RE: tie vs. sway
ORIGINAL: niteryder
wut is the difference between a tie bar and a sway bar, and which works better for suspension?
wut is the difference between a tie bar and a sway bar, and which works better for suspension?
A sway bar is basically a torsion bar (somewhat like an unfurled spring) that connects both sides of the suspension (left and right). The sway bar basically increases the spring rate (resistance) of the suspension when the car goes around corners. Another name for a sway bar is an 'anti-roll bar' because the inreased spring rate works to reduce body roll (sway) when the car is cornering. Reduced sway allows for better tire grip and so it can change the handling aspects of the car.
Both of these things help the car to handle better; they just do it via different methods. IMHO a sway bar (particularly a rear one) will have a more profound effect on a car's overall handling than a tie bar.
-Trevor
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