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I have noticed that my sway bars do not have any clips or collars preventing it to move.
If my rears are exposed to lateral forces, from grooved worn tarmac, could it be my rear moves a little due to sway bar movement ??

Trond.

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Trond,

All previous suggestions are worth exploring to go through the process of elimination.

But check the following first:

Make sure the sway bar brackets are tightly secured (bolted/screwed). Then get some clips to secure them from moving; I just ordered some from Al Terpak as the Comptech clips do not seem to do the job.

Also running 3mm treadwear given your tire 19" wheel size, your tire patch is wider on the wet surface so you are more prone to hydroplaning then a newer tire not to mention oem size tires .......

And I think you are confounduing the problem with your tire pressures! You noted:

"Today I tried with 32 psi in my rear tires and 34 in my front ones, and this seemed to help a little. With 40 psi in them going to the tracks, the problem seemed worse than before installing the sway bars."

32 rear with 34 front! That's the first time I have heard this combo unless you meant 32 front and 34 rear? Even then you will get oversteer. 40 psi on the track is way too much ............. by the time you heat the tires you will most likely be at 47-48 psi in the rear if not more! Many of us are become converts that on the track, the "hot" reading should be similar to the cold oem pressure; it seems to work well.YMMV based on the tires and driving style.

Finally what is the alignment setting you now have after putting the 19" wheels? What toe and camber are you running in the rear?

HTH

[This message has been edited by Hrant (edited 09 September 2002).]

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<blockquote data-quote="Hrant" data-source="post: 333977" data-attributes="member: 4839">Snip ...I have noticed that my sway bars do not have any clips or collars preventing it to move. If my rears are exposed to lateral forces, from grooved worn tarmac, could it be my rear moves a little due to sway bar movement ??Trond.[/B]</blockquote>Trond, All previous suggestions are worth exploring to go through the process of elimination.But check the following first:Make sure the sway bar brackets are tightly secured (bolted/screwed). Then get some clips to secure them from moving; I just ordered some from Al Terpak as the Comptech clips do not seem to do the job.Also running 3mm treadwear given your tire 19&quot; wheel size, your tire patch is wider on the wet surface so you are more prone to hydroplaning then a newer tire not to mention oem size tires .......And I think you are confounduing the problem with your tire pressures! You noted:&quot;Today I tried with 32 psi in my rear tires and 34 in my front ones, and this seemed to help a little. With 40 psi in them going to the tracks, the problem seemed worse than before installing the sway bars.&quot;32 rear with 34 front! That&#039;s the first time I have heard this combo unless you meant 32 front and 34 rear? Even then you will get oversteer. 40 psi on the track is way too much ............. by the time you heat the tires you will most likely be at 47-48 psi in the rear if not more! Many of us are become converts that on the track, the &quot;hot&quot; reading should be similar to the cold oem pressure; it seems to work well.YMMV based on the tires and driving style.Finally what is the alignment setting you now have after putting the 19&quot; wheels? What toe and camber are you running in the rear?HTH[This message has been edited by Hrant (edited 09 September 2002).][/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="Hrant, post: 333977, member: 4839"] Snip ... I have noticed that my sway bars do not have any clips or collars preventing it to move. If my rears are exposed to lateral forces, from grooved worn tarmac, could it be my rear moves a little due to sway bar movement ?? Trond. [/B][/QUOTE] Trond, All previous suggestions are worth exploring to go through the process of elimination. But check the following first: Make sure the sway bar brackets are tightly secured (bolted/screwed). Then get some clips to secure them from moving; I just ordered some from Al Terpak as the Comptech clips do not seem to do the job. Also running 3mm treadwear given your tire 19" wheel size, your tire patch is wider on the wet surface so you are more prone to hydroplaning then a newer tire not to mention oem size tires ....... And I think you are confounduing the problem with your tire pressures! You noted: "Today I tried with 32 psi in my rear tires and 34 in my front ones, and this seemed to help a little. With 40 psi in them going to the tracks, the problem seemed worse than before installing the sway bars." 32 rear with 34 front! That's the first time I have heard this combo unless you meant 32 front and 34 rear? Even then you will get oversteer. 40 psi on the track is way too much ............. by the time you heat the tires you will most likely be at 47-48 psi in the rear if not more! Many of us are become converts that on the track, the "hot" reading should be similar to the cold oem pressure; it seems to work well.YMMV based on the tires and driving style. Finally what is the alignment setting you now have after putting the 19" wheels? What toe and camber are you running in the rear? HTH [This message has been edited by Hrant (edited 09 September 2002).] [/QUOTE]

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