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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 02:48 AM
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do i need the rear wway bar or can i take it off like the front sway bar and drive like that
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 05:21 AM
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why do you want to do this?
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 06:07 AM
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weight? You can drive it like that, but it will handle like a canoe.
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 06:43 AM
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and wont really launch straight, im actually going with a drag racing rear sway bar thats welded to the chassis and larger then stock
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 10:04 AM
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I would not recommend taking out the rear sway bar. I would not recommend even taking the front off if the car is a DD.
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 10:22 AM
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my friend snapped an endlink in his 3rd gen and it didn't drive all that bad. i don't see how it would be beneficial in any way, shape, or form though.

only reason i'd ever take it off is to put a bigger one on.
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by therealcreeper
only reason i'd ever take it off is to put a bigger one on.
Yawp.
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hey therealcreeper, how fast you driftn that corner?
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by pillarpod
hey therealcreeper, how fast you driftn that corner?
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by pillarpod
hey therealcreeper, how fast you driftn that corner?
0 mph! photoshop fast...
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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Great way to put your car into the wall on launch!
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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Not a good idea, for performance OR safety's sake.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 02:30 PM
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well i wouldnt recoomend taking it off, but if you still want to try it u could always take the endlinks out and just see how it handles and iff your ok with it then u can go ahead and take it off. just make sure ur shocks and springs are up to the task.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by kalebm22
well i wouldnt recoomend taking it off, but if you still want to try it u could always take the endlinks out and just see how it handles and iff your ok with it then u can go ahead and take it off. just make sure ur shocks and springs are up to the task.
Take it from me, it's an overall bad idea. You would be relying entirely on the shocks and springs of the car to keep the chassis from rolling side to side. It is tolerable without the front bar, but the rear bar is a necessity, IMO.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by RamAir95TA
Take it from me, it's an overall bad idea. You would be relying entirely on the shocks and springs of the car to keep the chassis from rolling side to side. It is tolerable without the front bar, but the rear bar is a necessity, IMO.
i totally agree, but i drove my car without any sway bars on it when i got it because the endlinks were broken and it still handled far better ten my 89 chevy pickup. as long as he isnt corner carving it should be ok. if you are a corner carver tho there would be no reason to take it off would there?
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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Hell no matter corner carver or drag racing, there is no point to taking it off. If going for weight reduction its not worth it. A large rear bar helps with the launch, does it not? Buy one in chromoly or however the hell that's spelled.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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basically it's the equivilent of your suspension having an open diff
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 03:45 PM
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leave the sway bars on. the car will handle like **** without them . the f body has
a great suspension under it .why do you want to "dick it up ?
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 04:40 PM
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Trust me, keep the sway bar on. I didn't have one on my firebird when I bought it and it handled like crap and didn't do anything but cause my car to sway.
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