Rear Swaybar Problem

[Lorenz]

Its a 25mm sway bar and after a few days of drivng around it is bloody awsome. Reduced soo much body roll and tightened up the rear end heaps. Best sus mod so far

[h100vw]

Lucky we live in the driest state etc. Stiff roll bars make a car real twitchy in the damp. My MK1 GTI was slower in the wet because of it. No weight transfer onto the outside wheels so no increase in grip.

Awesome in the dry though.

Gavin

[Dub_Star_V6]

Is the OEM bar 17 or 18mm?

Just trying to work out if upgrading to 22mm will be enough, as 17>22mm is already 180% stiffer than stock.

25mm is almost 400%!

[rayray086]

Stock Mk3s don't have any rear sway bar at all, just the front.

I don't know if you can count the beam as a sway bar...

[Dub_Star_V6]

Oops...

Perhaps I should have specified I was talking about a MkIV Golf/Bora.

Nonetheless, it's all about body control and weight transfer. So I can only assume that going from no bar to 25mm would be an even more marked difference than upgrading from a smaller OEM bar.

[aussieg60]

Stock Mk3s don't have any rear sway bar at all, just the front.

I don't know if you can count the beam as a sway bar...

Isnt there one running inside the beam like on a MK2 GTi ?

[peedman]

Nup there isnt, but u can buy one that runs on the inside and drill holes thru that rear beam to hold it up, its supposed to do wonders as well