upgrade sway bars or no?

[jmd2914]

from what ive read on acouple threads the stock swaybars are too stiff. which really didnt make any sense to me, how can i get rid of body roll? after market sway bars? anyone make a good set? do i even need aftermarket sway bars to help the handling of the car? im already running poly bushings and after market endlinks. thanks for any info. i dont wanna spend the $300 on them if i can put that money towards other things. thanks

Joel

 

[91 HATCH]

you need stiffer springs or stiffer sway bars or maybe a combination of both to decrease body roll

 

[jmd2914]

hmm. well right now im running the stock saleen racecraft springs. i dont know the lb rating on them. but if want to keep those springs and i still want to decrease body roll i should go with stiffer swaybars?

 

[2000xp8]

If your car has noticeable body roll with those springs (which i have) there is another weak link causing it. I'd bet it's not the springs.

Probably the shocks

 

[jmd2914]

hmm, im running kyb agx's they are only acouple years old at most. theres no way they could have blown already is there?

 

[2000xp8]

hmm, im running kyb agx's they are only acouple years old at most. theres no way they could have blown already is there?

The probably weren't that good to begin with.
I run koni red adjustables up front and qa1 12 way adj in the rear, and my car doesn't body roll much if any at all.
What i do note is that my rear shifts under hard cornering, which is a 4 link trait when you don't have a Panhard bar. Some say it can shift as far as 2 inches under heavy load.

 

[jmd2914]

so my idea set up for right now would be stick with frpp uca's and bbk lca's ( or possibly MM lca's? would i notice a difference?) and then upgrading struts/shocks and staying with the racecraft springs and stock sways? also would tires have any effect on body roll?

 

[Nibbie]

I would bolt/weld MM's full length subframe connectors under it if you realy want to decrease body roll on a budget. also front and rear strut tower braces could also help with your setup. yes tires can effect body roll to an extent, say i try to take a hard corner on 15in. rims the side wall will want to fold over. now like a 17-18in rim since the sidewall of the tire is smaller and stiffer it would less likely want to fold on itself. LOL i hope i made sence.

 

[jmd2914]

yeah you did, im already running sfc's and the MM strut tower brace. does anyone make a shock tower brace for fox bodies?