Sway bar question

[Roodosutaa]

So I've ordered a whiteline RSB today, on reading the instructions available online, I've realised the bar is to be mounted at the centre to the torsion beam itself and not the body/chassis of the car as I have originally thought.

At first I thought it didn't make sense as the torsion beam itself is a big moving part pivoted at the trailing arms. Then I remembered the entire torsion beam axle IS a giant anti-roll bar by itself.

So in effect are you just increaasing the stiffness of the entire torsion beam axle by adding a sway/anti-roll bar?

[Mischa]

what car pal?

surely if its a new polo it has independent rear suspension?

[jasn78]

mischa it doesnt

[Roodosutaa]

It's a Pog - which has never had independent rear - been a torsion beam setup since 1975.

Even the Golf has always had the same design up until Golf5.

Most small hatches still use the torsion beam -you could call it semi-independent at astretch because the wheels do move independently to each other to a small degree but not fully independent.

[addictions]

has anyone ever put a frount strut brace for thier polo?

[shaneth]

Yes mate there is quite a few on here with a front strut brace. I myself have a front strut brace and rear swaybar on mine.

[Whubbsie]

Anyone running a rear strut brace?

[shaneth]

as far as i know poloGTi is. Most ppl dont want to have to drill through the plastic in there boot to install it.

[Bubu]

as far as i know poloGTi is. Most ppl dont want to have to drill through the plastic in there boot to install it.

Is it only the platic you have to drill through? No metal drilling?

[PoloGTi]

No plastic to drill through just carpet to cut with the rear u only need a 12mm hole through the carpet.
This is the hole in which i use to secure the rear strut brace.

Forge uses the same fixing hole on there model.
A bolt can be placed through from behind if a bit of hassel.