Removed swaybar + rain = Almost Died!!
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Removed swaybar + rain = Almost Died!!
OMG I just removed the swaybar a week ago and it seemed ok in the dry. I was driving home and it was raining today. The car felt like the front was just wandering all over the place. Then I hit some high water doing about 70mph and it instantly went into hydroplane! My car slid over to the next lane and I hit the brakes and it finally caught some traction and I straightened back out. Didnt think it would be that bad! So I just cruised slowly the way home and made a stop to autozone and picked up some energy suspension plyurethane sway bar bushings for when i put it back on. Will those help out? I was missing one stock bushing and the rest were worn. I wanted to put it back on but its still raining out. That was scary! So ill go ahead and say that if your car isnt a pure track car then leave the swaybar on there!
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yea next time I will try to remember not to hit the brakes.....it felt real close to spinning out. I got the swaybar back on a little while ago and now the tires feel like theyre actually contacting the road lol... I wasnt expecting great handling with the bar removed, but not that bad.....
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yea next time I will try to remember not to hit the brakes.....it felt real close to spinning out. I got the swaybar back on a little while ago and now the tires feel like theyre actually contacting the road lol... I wasnt expecting great handling with the bar removed, but not that bad.....
#6
Well, with the rain we've been having around here lately I wouldn't doubt hydroplaning. It hasn't just been steady rain, it's been like taking giant buckets full of water and dropping them all at the same time, crazy flash-flooding. Starting to actually feel like summer in TN.
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