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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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I'm going to disconnect the front stock sway bar for the track. Would it be beneficial for me to upgrade my rear sway bar or should I just leave the stock one in?

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With the 1" rear Spohn bar, and no front bar, my car handles almost as good as stock (from what I can recall lol).
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With the 1" rear Spohn bar, and no front bar, my car handles almost as good as stock (from what I can recall lol).
exact rear sway bar helps me a ton at the track with my launches...
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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exact rear sway bar helps me a ton at the track with my launches...
any numbers pre and post?

thanks for the info guys
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helped me about a tenth in the 60 ft...was in the high 1.5 range because i was twisting the rear chassis over and causing the rear tire to lose traction...now well i kinda destroyed the cam only 60ft with my power and weight...with stock gears too...
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Originally Posted by chrs1313
exact rear sway bar helps me a ton at the track with my launches...
Chrs1313, is that with the stock 10 bolt?

I'm thinking of getting one.
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Chrs1313, is that with the stock 10 bolt?

I'm thinking of getting one.
yeah sure is..the rear is 100% stock untouched...u just have to tilt the saddles back a little to get it to clear the rear cover...i got mine for like $150...i do also have a rear air bag in the passenger spring with 40psi
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Originally Posted by chrs1313
yeah sure is..the rear is 100% stock untouched...u just have to tilt the saddles back a little to get it to clear the rear cover...i got mine for like $150...i do also have a rear air bag in the passenger spring with 40psi


The Spohn swaybar mounts are a must with this bar. I had to tilt mine back too, and I've got a Moser 12-bolt with a girdle.
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