Do-It-Yourself High Performance Car Mods

Anti-roll Bars

Anti-roll bars are one of the most effective tools for tuning the performance of your suspension. They are also known as anti-sway bars, sway bars, or stabilizer bars. As their name implies, these bars are designed to reduce body roll while cornering. Think of them as roll stiffness in a box. Most anti-roll bars take the shape of a steel rod with two bent ends. The center section attaches to the chassis with brackets, while the ends connect to the suspension with rods called end links. When the wheels on both sides move in the same direction, the bar rotates about the brackets and does not interfere with the motion of the suspension. When one wheel moves down and the other moves up, the bar twists, pushing the wheels so as to make ...