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Old 02-09-2005, 09:54 AM
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Default Rear sway bar: Spohn or BMR

ok im lookin at rear sway bars, first off is the BMR drag sway bar like the sphoon where it attaches to the frame or is it just a thick sway bar that attaches to the stock pionts.

how are the ones that attach to the frame, driving on the street? do you loose cornering abilty at all? is vibration bad?

out of the BMR and sphooon which ones do you guys recomend?

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Old 02-09-2005, 11:19 AM
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I run the BMR one.

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If you looking for one that will see a significant amount of street time, I recommend the 25mm Spohn stock replacement. That's what I run on my car: http://www.spohn.net/productimages/923_REAR_bigx.JPG Bolts into the factory location and doesn't add any noise to the interior of the car.

If it's mostly a race car that will only see limited street miles, the Drag style bars are the way to go. Like this one: http://www.spohn.net/productimages/921_big.JPG or http://www.bmrfabrication.com/Xtreme/dragbar.jpg

If your getting real serious the Wofle Racecraft setup is the way to go: http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...id=109&sid=193
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how much noise does the drag ones add?
i drive it alot on the street, but want it to hook well
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Don't know about street manners of BMR extreme unit but have one on my car and works great!! as for needing a wolf bar to go fast I don't know about that saw several 3rd gen camaros at streetnationals in Tampa all had BMR extreme drag bar.The guy who won the radial class Troy Perez ran 8.11 at 170+ cutting 1.30 flat 60' went straight as an arrow...my vote BMR
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Originally Posted by sikws6
as for needing a wolf bar to go fast I don't know about that
umm.. who said that? except you?
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I personally would get wolfe. Wait a minute....I do have wolfe...
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Spohn is fine for most cars,I'm going to run his adj bar....
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Originally Posted by WILWAXU
umm.. who said that? except you?
not picking on you!! just everyone seems to think you need the trickest looking anti-rollbar to go real fast that's all ......
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Is anyone out there running the Spohn?

I am planning on ordering a drag anti-sway next week and would really like to get the best one for the $. When ordering one is there anything I need to make it bolt up to a Mosier 12 bolt
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just the axle tube diameter


i dont see many with the sphoon, how does the BMR ride on the street? is it extremly noisy, or is it bearable. I already have the sphoon torque arm with chassis mount
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I have the Spohn drag bar, its pretty cool. My friend Magnus got one and his car leaves as straight as can be. Very stiff, but there is some give in it.
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I have the BMR drag swaybar it is very well built. Car leaves straight.
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Originally Posted by smokinHawk
just the axle tube diameter


i dont see many with the sphoon, how does the BMR ride on the street? is it extremly noisy, or is it bearable. I already have the sphoon torque arm with chassis mount
I have the spohn #923 25mm sway bar with the #901-300 mounting kit for the moser rear. This is the "stock replacement" rear sway, one step under the drag bar. I could deffinately feel a huge difference going from the stock bar to the spohn. I didn't notice any more noise from the sway bar addition, but then again with a howling rear and the duals dumped at the axel, I don't really care much about the noise any more.

Although my car doesn't wheel stand like most others, it leaves strait and level. Very little twist in the back end. This is on 1.4x 60' times. I would recommend this bar to anyone that just wanted to bolt one in and not have to worry about any welding or extra noise.

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I run the Spohn drag swaybar on my 98 Formula. It works great at the track, car leaves straight every time, evrything else uder the car is BMR. On the street it is a little noisy and it`s a very stiff ride. I have a stock suspended 02 Formula, very comfortable ride(daily driver) but I`d rather drive the 98




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