rear sway bar ???
02-12-2010, 06:10 PM
#1
rear sway bar ??? I need to get a new sway bar as when I went to the track last with new rearend with 4.56 gears car was leaving twisting off the line with stock sway bar. my question is. spohn makes a 1in. thick sway bar for the rear but is not as thick as the drag sway bar witch is 1.25in. with a price difference of mor then $200.00. will that 1/4 in. realy make a difference i mean i see how it would with a car trying to go low 10s and faster but my goal is to get into the high tens and nothing more. I just think i can use the $200.00 elsewere on the car like adjustable fronst shocks. Any advice thanks .
02-12-2010, 08:06 PM
#5
I need to get a new sway bar as when I went to the track last with new rearend with 4.56 gears car was leaving twisting off the line with stock sway bar. my question is. spohn makes a 1in. thick sway bar for the rear but is not as thick as the drag sway bar witch is 1.25in. with a price difference of mor then $200.00. will that 1/4 in. realy make a difference i mean i see how it would with a car trying to go low 10s and faster but my goal is to get into the high tens and nothing more. I just think i can use the $200.00 elsewere on the car like adjustable fronst shocks. Any advice thanks .
Price wise, theres more than just a 1/4" difference between the two bars. The Pro Series sway bar comes with heavy duty sway bar mounting brakets and heavy duty adjustable rod end links. The 1" bar only comes with poly bushings for the sway bar mounts and end links. This is why theres a big cost differences.
Hope this helps.
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02-13-2010, 08:06 AM
#10
Hello,
Yes we also offer a rear drag bar seen HERE
The difference isn't only in the size of the bar but how it attaches to the vehicle. The basic sway bar attaches to the car using factory style end links and polyurethane bushings. Under stress and load the end links are going to be the first item to flex, bend or break. The sway bar can only be as strong as the end links it attaches too. The 1.250" bar we offer attaches to the vehicle using a solid end link set up with heavy duty aluminum adjusters. The stiffness of the sway bar is based on the stiffness of the material, the the length of the end links, the geometry of the mounting points, and the rigidity of the bar's mounting points. Many of these items are missing from your standard sway bar and it attachment points.
Our rear drag sway bar is also adjustable at the end links and the bar itself. The sway bar features two mounting locations. This allows the stiffness of the sway bar to be altered. The adjustable end links also allow to set preload and control how the vehicle launches and whether it will launch straight, its amazing what lengthened one end link by 1/16" can do.
The 1" bar you are looking at at may help some but is never going to control the vehicle the way you want or give you the track gains you are looking for. Our bar is streetable but will be stiff on the street and may induce some additional noise. Since it is adjustable like I mentioned the stiffness can be reduced for street applications which will help some.
I hope that information helps some,
Ryan
Yes we also offer a rear drag bar seen HERE
The difference isn't only in the size of the bar but how it attaches to the vehicle. The basic sway bar attaches to the car using factory style end links and polyurethane bushings. Under stress and load the end links are going to be the first item to flex, bend or break. The sway bar can only be as strong as the end links it attaches too. The 1.250" bar we offer attaches to the vehicle using a solid end link set up with heavy duty aluminum adjusters. The stiffness of the sway bar is based on the stiffness of the material, the the length of the end links, the geometry of the mounting points, and the rigidity of the bar's mounting points. Many of these items are missing from your standard sway bar and it attachment points.
Our rear drag sway bar is also adjustable at the end links and the bar itself. The sway bar features two mounting locations. This allows the stiffness of the sway bar to be altered. The adjustable end links also allow to set preload and control how the vehicle launches and whether it will launch straight, its amazing what lengthened one end link by 1/16" can do.
The 1" bar you are looking at at may help some but is never going to control the vehicle the way you want or give you the track gains you are looking for. Our bar is streetable but will be stiff on the street and may induce some additional noise. Since it is adjustable like I mentioned the stiffness can be reduced for street applications which will help some.
I hope that information helps some,
Ryan
02-13-2010, 11:54 AM
#13
Hope that helps!
Ryan
