what rear drag swaybar-wolf or BMR xtreme duty?
08-02-2006, 02:39 PM
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what rear drag swaybar-wolf or BMR xtreme duty? i'm looking into the rear drag swaybar. i have a few questions.
#1 how does the car handle around town after the install?
#2 did it improve your 60 foot at all over the stock swaybar?
#3 how much more road noise does it produce?
#4 has anyone broke one
#5 is it hard to set it up and adjust it?
thanks for any info you all can provide.
mike c.
#1 how does the car handle around town after the install?
#2 did it improve your 60 foot at all over the stock swaybar?
#3 how much more road noise does it produce?
#4 has anyone broke one
#5 is it hard to set it up and adjust it?
thanks for any info you all can provide.
mike c.
08-02-2006, 03:05 PM
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I would run the wolfe or one like it. The BMR is much hevier. The car will handle quite well with it, but will make some more noise. I have never just added the bar, it was usualy done with control arms, torque arm, and other stuff at the same time, so it is hard to tell hom much noise is coming from that. It will improve 60 foot time by equaling the load between the rear tires, and reduce the chance of unloading the tires. Adjusting it is pretty straight foward, and most quality kits should include instructions. The basic thought in adjusting it is preloading the bar to keep the car flat.
08-03-2006, 02:46 PM
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I have the Wolfe on my car. It came with the rear end i bought, so it was a big change between stock and this. it is a bit more "noisy" in normal driving. It definitely keeps the car level on the launches.
the only downside i see during normal driving is sometimes i enter a driveway that the entrance isn't perfectly even, like there is a small "curb" and then the driveway. well if i enter at an angle the car feels kinda funny. hard to describe. but i haven't broken it at all.
for the setup, i kept the rod lengths the same as the previous owner, then welded the tabs to the frame for the small rod ends to connect to. haven't messed with it since. car leaves dead straight, IS dead straight all the way down the track, and hooks 1.4 60ft's.
the only downside i see during normal driving is sometimes i enter a driveway that the entrance isn't perfectly even, like there is a small "curb" and then the driveway. well if i enter at an angle the car feels kinda funny. hard to describe. but i haven't broken it at all.
for the setup, i kept the rod lengths the same as the previous owner, then welded the tabs to the frame for the small rod ends to connect to. haven't messed with it since. car leaves dead straight, IS dead straight all the way down the track, and hooks 1.4 60ft's.
08-03-2006, 03:40 PM
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My vote is for the Wolfe. They both do the same job, however, the Wolfe bar gets it done at 18#'s while the BMR and others are in the 30-35# range.
1. it's a stiffer ride than stock but you can always disconnect one side to regain a better ride.
2. no back to back test for me but I do cut 1.35's on a 28x10.5
3. couldn't hear it over all the other hiem jointed pieces under the car.
4. not me and haven't heard of any others.
5. nope, just follow the instructions that come with it.
1. it's a stiffer ride than stock but you can always disconnect one side to regain a better ride.
2. no back to back test for me but I do cut 1.35's on a 28x10.5
3. couldn't hear it over all the other hiem jointed pieces under the car.
4. not me and haven't heard of any others.
5. nope, just follow the instructions that come with it.
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08-03-2006, 04:54 PM
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I have the wolfe..... I do vote for it... My wife broke mine going over a speedbump however cause my trailing arms hung pretty low.... probably more my fault than anything...
I plan on getting it repaired... boxing the trailing arms this time and possibly just adding some stronger arms....
It worked great but yeah it's noisy. The small amount of slop between the heim joints and the mounts cause it to rattle a bit...
I plan on getting it repaired... boxing the trailing arms this time and possibly just adding some stronger arms....
It worked great but yeah it's noisy. The small amount of slop between the heim joints and the mounts cause it to rattle a bit...
08-03-2006, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mike c.
i'm looking into the rear drag swaybar. i have a few questions.
I have one of each.
#1 how does the car handle around town after the install? They handle fine. Noisy, but fine. Esp the Wolfe, although you can disconnect one endlink and quiet it down considerably.
#2 did it improve your 60 foot at all over the stock swaybar? Mucho. The Wolfe was especially good at helping keep my car straight.
#3 how much more road noise does it produce? The Wolfe will produce almost constant noise if you keep both endlinks connected and drive around on the street. It will rattle over every bump or uneven pavement section. I don't care, I'm tardcore.
I keep it connected. The BMR makes a little binding and noise in parking lots or tight, low-speed maneuvers. Otherwise it's fairly quiet.
#4 has anyone broke one Don't know, I haven't.
#5 is it hard to set it up and adjust it? No, but have an experienced welder install them. Heck, have an experienced chassis guy do it to ensure it is mounted correctly.
thanks for any info you all can provide.
mike c.
I have one of each.
#1 how does the car handle around town after the install? They handle fine. Noisy, but fine. Esp the Wolfe, although you can disconnect one endlink and quiet it down considerably.
#2 did it improve your 60 foot at all over the stock swaybar? Mucho. The Wolfe was especially good at helping keep my car straight.
#3 how much more road noise does it produce? The Wolfe will produce almost constant noise if you keep both endlinks connected and drive around on the street. It will rattle over every bump or uneven pavement section. I don't care, I'm tardcore.
I keep it connected. The BMR makes a little binding and noise in parking lots or tight, low-speed maneuvers. Otherwise it's fairly quiet.#4 has anyone broke one Don't know, I haven't.
#5 is it hard to set it up and adjust it? No, but have an experienced welder install them. Heck, have an experienced chassis guy do it to ensure it is mounted correctly.
thanks for any info you all can provide.
mike c.
