Quote Originally Posted by Lew L View Post
Thanks Ron and Peter,
I was curious as to how the VSS was influenced and you answer helped. Of course Pinky has brought up another point. A anti-roll bar transfers weight from the outer wheel to the inner right????

" But, generally, an antiroll bar transfers weight from the inside wheel to the outside wheel so it would encourage the lifting of the inside wheel ..." This statement doesn't " feel" right ( when ryding the )

Lew L
Yes, well, that's what it does. In order to prevent the body rolling it adds to the spring rate on the outer wheel during a turn. It also reduces the spring rate on the inner wheel because it works against the suspension spring on that side. It's all a balance of forces, you don't get anything for nothing. An antiroll bar improves the handling but reduces the road holding at a given cornering speed because the outer wheel/tyre is under greater load. It's a plus/minus thing in suspension design and always a compromise. The functioning of the antiroll is such that it is sometimes working and other times not. There's good reason why road vehicles don't just employ massive antiroll bars so we can all just ride around nice a level!