Do I need a rear sway bar?

[steel1212]

I have had one sitting in the garage for about 2 years now and haven't gotten around to installing it. I doubt I'll ever do a road coarse in this car only drag racing. I've heard that they will help keep the rear centered. Will it benifit me any at the track?

 

[SoCalCruising]

It should keep the car more level on hard launch. Kind of the opposite of a road course car - use a rear, but no front sway bar. Since we can't use an air bag like the guys running rear coils, the rear sway bar is a good choice.

 

[steel1212]

I use a front one as well. I'm in the theory of drive there run as it is and drive back I know I'll lose some time doing that but I want it as it is on the street at the track.

 

[SoCalCruising]

The real trick is to get the front to rise so that weight transfers to the rear. Your (and mine ) front sway bar keeps that from happening very well. My car stays very flat, so the rears spin pretty quick. I don't much care because it's set up as a road car.

 

[Redsnake2]

YES!!!! AND I JUST FOUND OUT WHY.. I have wheel spacers on mine and with out the rear sway you will get tire rubbing... the rear ties the 2 rear wheels together and and prevent them from acting independently from one another.. with out it i was shaving rubber from my tires evertime i would go in a drive way and the car would bottom out in the reat and rub the tires even with the fenders rolled... hope this helps.. only wa i can think of getting around them is to use adjustable shocks and set them for thier firmess setting..