Sway bars in the winter

[120hpcanadian]

now how would sway bars make my car preform in the winter? Would it actully help or cause me to slide out more?

[Justin86]

well that is a pretty good question and I really don't know but I have seen anything about people taking there bars off during the winter so I belive it will be ok.

[k-roy]

It might help a bit. Basically the car will stay more flat on turns. I don't see how winter driving will be affected much. You still have to fight against the loss of traction.

[NXRacer]

i found out the hard way with my fiesta that the stiffer the suspension, the easier it is to slide. My fiesta was stiff as hell and i had a hard time keeping straight on gravel roads. I'd KILL on pavement though. If you look at rally cars, their suspension is SUPER soft. I dont think they even run strut bars. So i bet it would change your handling a bit, but i dont know if it'll affect it THAT much on a basically stock car with minor suspension upgrades.

[k-roy]

No strut bars are needed in a rally car. The chole chassis is reinforced.

[Justin86]

so I wouldn't worry about it and it isn't a pain to remove them.

[ACCORD EX]

so sway bars are what keeping the car from swaying ?? or is vice versa ?

Mike !

[goldyaccord]

Sway bars keep the car from leaning in... Strut bars just reinforce the towers

[k-roy]

Sway bars keep the car from leaning in... Strut bars just reinforce the towers

True dat, Strut bars keep the chassis from flezing under the stress of turns.