View Single Post
Old 05-30-2013, 08:39 AM   #1
mla163
Overthinking it
 
Join Date: May 2012
Drives: BRZ in CS
Location: DC
Posts: 271
Thanks: 27
Thanked 81 Times in 48 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
RTR/CS people - Front Sway bar FRS vs. BRZ

With respect to a modifying the front sway bar, is there any significant difference in front swaybar selection for a BRZ compared to a FRS.

The FRS has 135/211 #/in springs and is more tail happy than the BRZ. A big front bar works well here. For a 22mm Strano bar, I get a 72.5% TLLTD from my magical spreadsheet.

The BRZ has 153/195 #/in springs and is a little more pushy than the FRS. In concept, putting on the same size bar (as you would on the FRS) would make the BRZ understeer more. For a Strano bar, I get a 73.1% TLLTD (a tad more push). To get the same handling characteristics, a smaller bar than the FRS would make more sense - say a 21mm. The tradeoff would be more body roll with the smaller bar.

Has anyone taken this into account?

Is there any appreciable difference between an FRS and a BRZ with the same sway bar?

Or am I trying to apply too much logic to stock class? Put on a big ass bar and race it.
mla163 is offline   Reply With Quote