Hello,
I'm curious if anyone has used or uses this RSB and can comment on its general "Feel" under various conditions as compared to something like a 18mm RSB. I'm currently running an 18mm RSB (take off bar from a convert v6...I think) and I have also used the factory 24mm, a factory 20mm take off bar and lastly I ran with NO RSB for a period of time on my 2013 GT.
I settled on the 18mm RSB after trying all the others options and thought at the time that it offered the best compromise. But with that said, there are still plenty of occasions were even the 18mm RSB feels as if its just a bit too much still in terms of its contributions to over steer, cause rear-end twitch and the occasional feeling of lightness in the back end under aggressive driving situations on less then ideal road surfaces.
I think my driving style much prefers a more "Dead/Limp" feeling in the rear end of the car. My best description of what I mean would be that I prefer the rear of the car to just feel like its along for the ride being drug around like a dog does with its hind quarters when its sitting on the ground with its rear legs extended out in front of its front legs and the front legs are pulling its body across the carpet trying to scratch that embarrassing itch
At the time I was running with NO RSB I liked it about 50% of the time and it provided that feel described above. It seemed ideal for driving situations when going slower speeds on very technical roads/courses but for the remaining 50% of the time when going faster speeds on smoother road surfaces with long sweeper type turns it seemed to cause the rear of car to take a sometimes unpredictable amount of time to "Take a Set/Settle" before throttle could be applied again to pull you thru the turn in question.
I've had my eye on the Watson RSB for a better part of a year now and have always wondered if it will provide that seemingly elusive combination of a less lively rear end while also providing a bit more stability at higher speeds then the NO RSB at all combo. I should also mention that the car in its current state is quite planted in the back end as is with the Full Cortex Kit I am running but never being happy I guess I still want MOAR!!
I would appreciate hearing your thoughts on this...Thanks
I'm curious if anyone has used or uses this RSB and can comment on its general "Feel" under various conditions as compared to something like a 18mm RSB. I'm currently running an 18mm RSB (take off bar from a convert v6...I think) and I have also used the factory 24mm, a factory 20mm take off bar and lastly I ran with NO RSB for a period of time on my 2013 GT.
I settled on the 18mm RSB after trying all the others options and thought at the time that it offered the best compromise. But with that said, there are still plenty of occasions were even the 18mm RSB feels as if its just a bit too much still in terms of its contributions to over steer, cause rear-end twitch and the occasional feeling of lightness in the back end under aggressive driving situations on less then ideal road surfaces.
I think my driving style much prefers a more "Dead/Limp" feeling in the rear end of the car. My best description of what I mean would be that I prefer the rear of the car to just feel like its along for the ride being drug around like a dog does with its hind quarters when its sitting on the ground with its rear legs extended out in front of its front legs and the front legs are pulling its body across the carpet trying to scratch that embarrassing itch
At the time I was running with NO RSB I liked it about 50% of the time and it provided that feel described above. It seemed ideal for driving situations when going slower speeds on very technical roads/courses but for the remaining 50% of the time when going faster speeds on smoother road surfaces with long sweeper type turns it seemed to cause the rear of car to take a sometimes unpredictable amount of time to "Take a Set/Settle" before throttle could be applied again to pull you thru the turn in question.
I've had my eye on the Watson RSB for a better part of a year now and have always wondered if it will provide that seemingly elusive combination of a less lively rear end while also providing a bit more stability at higher speeds then the NO RSB at all combo. I should also mention that the car in its current state is quite planted in the back end as is with the Full Cortex Kit I am running but never being happy I guess I still want MOAR!!
I would appreciate hearing your thoughts on this...Thanks