anti-roll bar


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an·ti-roll bar

 (ăn′tē-rōl′, ăn′tī-)
n.
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anti-roll bar

n
(Automotive Engineering) a crosswise rubber-mounted bar in the suspension of a motor vehicle, which counteracts the movement downward on one side when cornering
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It was a good first couple of stints for me but we had an issue with the anti-roll bar so the car didn't feel right.
Applying lessons learned from this year's Nurburgring 24-Hour race to the roadgoing GT-R, Nissan's engineers have improved response in both the mid and upper rev ranges, increased body rigidity and made changes to the dampers, springs and front anti-roll bar.
Applying lessons learned from this year's Nurburgring 24-Hour race to the roadgoing GT-R, Nissan's engineers have improved response in both the mid- and upper-rev ranges, increased body rigidity and made changes to the dampers, springs and front anti-roll bar.
To help handling there is a wider track, enhanced drive-shafts and rear anti-roll bar, revised springs and dampers and re-tuned steering, plus a specially-developed version of Ford's electronic stability programme with traction assist.
This includes the Prodrive Performance Pack, which boosts power to 320bhp and includes rally-developed features such as Bilstein dampers, a sports spring kit with revised rear anti-roll bar and a ride height lowered by 30mm at the front and 10mm at the rear.
The front anti-roll bar is modified and the dampers are revised to suport the news spring and anti-roll bar characteristics.
Springs and dampers are now stiffer at the front and softer in the rear suspension, while the rear anti-roll bar is reduced in diameter.
It also has a rear anti-roll bar specially developed in the UK after extensive testing on British roads.
Also, if the car is fitted with an anti-roll bar, check the bushes between the bar and chassis legs.
A faulty anti-roll bar may have caused a pensioner to lose control of his car on a bend, an inquest in Ruthin was told.
This results from increased body rigidity and changes made to the dampers, springs and front anti-roll bar, which maximise the low-slung sportster's aerodynamics.
The new five-spoke forged aluminium alloy wheels are lighter than the standard one and the springs and front anti-roll bar are modified with the ride height lowered.