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Subject:Re: anti-sway bar
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Fri, 17 May 2002 20:11:55 +1200

>Hello all- I was driving behind a Chevy Tahoe  SUV today and it was
>easy to see a anti-sway bar on the rear suspension. Now SUV's as you
>know have a reputation for rolling- completely over that is.
>  It has been blamed on top-heaviness.
>I have been advised by the list that I should be careful on ice
>since I installed the Addco sway bar . Ice is rarely a concern in
>the Pacific Northwest, but we do have rain slick roads. I do not
>notice any adverse handling and just the opposite- the body roll is
>gone, the ride is more stable in wind and cornering is a breeze. I
>think that you can only gain by adding a anti-sway bar. Besides-I
>don't corner hard on ice or in rain or slam on the brakes in these
>conditions! What do you think?

Nothing is going to make a crate like a Tahoe handle. Nothing.