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Old 02-06-2013, 05:35 PM   #1
Cobramad
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Default Rear stabiliser bar for Mk1 V8 Capri.

Hi all,
I have a '71 Mk1 Capri V8 I use for fun and club motorsport. It runs a Borg Warner Commodore disc braked LSD and I'm trying to reduce the roll I experience when driving hard.
I have a 27mm front bar and coilover Bilstein struts but am still finding too much roll-steer.
Does anyone here run a rear bar and if so, what spec are you using?
Hope to hear from a like-minded enthusiast!
Thanks,
Mal K

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Old 20-07-2013, 02:48 AM   #2
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Default Re: Rear stabiliser bar for Mk1 V8 Capri.

Aside of fitting a rear link kit, there is not much available for the Capri in terms of rear sway bars. There are some thin bars available. I have one in my shed, but talking to a few Nc racers, like escorts, they have very little affect. If you stiffen the rear up too much, they become twitchy.
I've heard the A-frame kits used in the UK have some benefits to handling but the V6s over there have nothing in terms of power compared to the Aussie V8s.
I guess it all depends on what sort of power you are producing. I would image anything beyond 300 would require some sort of a link kit.
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