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effect of rear sway bar
Our two vans (Caravan and full size Dodge Ram, the kind with all the roll-over warnings) don't have rear sway bars. We've learned how to drive the Caravan, driving the Ram through a curve is always scary. Will a rear sway bar help or only provide false confidence? I mean less body roll would be nice but not if it means the driver might try to enter a curve with more speed. Take speed in context = with the Ram my confidence limit is about 20% slower than the curve warning sign.
Next problem is brakes. The Caravan brakes are ineffective. I looked into bigger brakes but the caliper frame is cast into the knuckle. Performance friction materials provide only marginal improvement. The Ram brakes are powerful but only has front ABS. It has an open diff so a rear wheel will lock if it rolls over a paint stripe while coming to a stop. Particularly freaky when slowing down over turn arrows painted into the lane.
Thanks,
Sixto
93 300SD
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