Spring Force Vs Ski Lift

[ahicks]

<<<A heavier sway bar will help more by sucking up the inside ski as the outside compresses.>>>

I agree completely - but you have to allow the outside spring to compress. Increasing spring tension is counter- productive. The larger bar simply does not allow as much twist (body roll) prior to doing it's thing.

 

[mbarryracing]

<<<A heavier sway bar will help more by sucking up the inside ski as the outside compresses.>>>

I agree completely - but you have to allow the outside spring to compress. Increasing spring tension is counter- productive. The larger bar simply does not allow as much twist (body roll) prior to doing it's thing.

So it IS a trade off of softer bump absorbtion for less ski lift? I guess I ride more in bumpy NY rails than high speed flat corner trails.

 

[BigMac]

<<<A heavier sway bar will help more by sucking up the inside ski as the outside compresses.>>>

I agree completely - but you have to allow the outside spring to compress. Increasing spring tension is counter- productive. The larger bar simply does not allow as much twist (body roll) prior to doing it's thing.

So it IS a trade off of softer bump absorbtion for less ski lift? I guess I ride more in bumpy NY rails than high speed flat corner trails.

I haven't found that to be true at all. The sway bar makes the front suspension move as more of a single unit relative to lateral motion of the sled, but the critical up and down compression of the springs/shocks is still free to be independent of the rest of the sled.