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No swaybar, seriously how harsh?

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Hickfied

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I have a $350 set of rod ended control arms on my car from QA1, that do not have a spot to mount the sway bar. This was fine on my "drag car" because it didn't even have a sway bar, but now that I am putting my tubular front suspension on my DD, I am really thinking about ditching them.

a pair of bushing ended tubular control arms from QA1 with the swaybar mount is $170.


Anyone consider it dangerous for the street to not have a sway bar? I don't mind spending the money, but I don't want to spend it if I don't need too.


Also, does anyone know of a manual steering shaft that is cheaper than the flaming river piece?
 

BK_CAULEY

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slow95gt doesnt have a sway bar n his 90 vert and it does just fine. it s his dd and he lives on a curvey road too. i rode in it and could tell the difference
 

85_SS_302_Coupe

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With skinnies it's not too bad but with 17s they'll pull you around on the road a little when you're on uneven pavement. Make absolutely sure you have a good alignment and it's not quite as bad. Just don't expect to corner as quick and sharp as usual.
 

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85_SS_302_Coupe said:
With skinnies it's not too bad but with 17s they'll pull you around on the road a little when you're on uneven pavement. Make absolutely sure you have a good alignment and it's not quite as bad. Just don't expect to corner as quick and sharp as usual.
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exactly. i never put the sway bar on the coupe i built. putting 3.5" draglites up front kept me from cornering hard anyway. just don't plan on taking corners too fast.
 

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i just drove with out one for a few months. its no big deal. it just handles really bad and stuff. i think it made the car ride smoother by far. oh and i enjoyed oil changes..
 
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Hardly noticeable when it was off my 89.
 

90_Red_LX

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I hope you have subframes if you plan on pulling the swaybars.
 

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I'll never run one again. Barely noticeable in corners when driving like a normal person, and the car rides smoother.
 

Mr. Rustypwnz

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I really didnt notice anything when I switched mine off, it hooks way better, but now it needs sfc's, I can powershift on the street, into 2nd and absoltulety no wheel spin evar!!! hell I even beat a b18c civic today!! it was slow I raped it lol.
 

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havnt had a swaybar on my car for 2 years now and I drive it every day. Id never put it back on. Drives just fine on the highway never noticed a difference, the front comes up much higher though when you nail it.
 

Hickfied

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Alight... Sounds like imma save some $$

I'm putting in SFC, battle boxes, 10pt cage, maybe a STB, and welding the tubes on my rear, as soon as paint is done.
 

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5 years now and no problems with no swaybar.
 

85_SS_302_Coupe

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Something interesting about sway bars......if anyone is familiar with the Griggs company then you probably have seen 'Old Blue' which is their trusty blue coupe they've been racing and testing parts on for years. That car has NO say bars front or back, yet hooks like nobody's business in the corners....it doesn't hurt though that it has a custom double A arm setup in the front and doesn't use the shock towers anymore either

I read that the car is still really loose though even though it hooks, so there's still something to be said about running SB's if you're into open track or autox or something. I'll be getting aftermarket bars for mine with urathane bushings for mine.
 
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