Greenbird97

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So I've only had my Trans Am for about 9 months, and I had never noticed it. Tonight, while I was installing my PHB, I noticed that it doesn't have a rear sway bar? This can't be normal can it? From what I know, all f-bodys came with one from the factory correct?

Manic Mechanic

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Yes it definately should be there. Might as well get an upgrade set.

Vernon

Greenbird97

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That's what I was figuring, I wonder what on earth ever happened to the factory one...it looks like the previous owner even cut the mounting brackets off of the rear end too!

deelong4002

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does it have a 10 bolt rear end? Maybe someone switched rear ends, and didnt buy one with the mounting brackets.

Greenbird97

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Ya it's a 10 bolt, but it has 2.73 gears in it and according to the sticker on the door it should have 3.23. So, either someone swapped gears or possibly rear ends...

Oso SS

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sounds like it went from a 10-bolt to a 9" or 12 bolt, then back to stock to sell.

z28bryan

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Mounting brackets on the axle are just u-bolts with brackets. They can't be cut off.. they just mount on. You can just get a new set from GM. If the previous owner swapped back to a 10, he probably didn't feel like going through the trouble of putting them back or maybe rusted/broke his old ones. Either way, simple fix.

04gtoBMXracer

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yeah what bryan said, Real easy fix.

dreamls1

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what happens if you drive without a rear swaybar?

Photochop

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The car would feel real loosey goosey and not handle well at all. Traction would probably suffer as well

BMR Tech2

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Your car should have one on it. We have a sway bar mount kit to mount a factory bar or aftermarket bar on your car. If you decide to upgrade to bigger aftermarket bars we have a lightweight 35mm front bar and a 25mm
rear that are cold formed that resists torsional fatigue better than a hot formed bar. The bars are available separately or as a set. Both bars come with new end links and bushings. Here is a link to our site. If you need any assistance or have any questions please let me know.

http://www.bmrfabrication.com/F4.htm

meine96ws6

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i have the regular bmr front and rear set...i freaking love it.. everyone who rides in my car always says how solid it feels and how it handles..

BMR Tech2

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Glad your happy with our bars.

Thule

i am goin to disagree you loose traction if the bar is removed, my car gets much more traction if i remove it.. but of course it handles like ****,

therealcreeper

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removing the front bar helps, but the rear?! i noticed a more "planted" feel when i went with a bigger bar, seems like it'd have the opposite effect if you removed it completely. if it works better on your car though, cool haha. free mod and weight reduction, double kill.

anyway, to the OP, i have an extra stock bar laying around if you're interested. $20+ shipping.

Thule

now i'm not recomending doin this on the street, but out here where we are dealing with insanely little grip on our strip, removing the rear swaybar helps getting the 60f down, the car sits more down and hooks better,

ThoR294

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sway bars are for handling... so yeah if u drive it down the road, get them

zbugger

My rear sway bar is disconnected. I've got no real problems with the handling. My '00 Z28 has the LS1 Pro-Kit on it (and I hate it) and KYB AGX shocks up front with the crappy white shocks on the back. I've adjusted the fronts some to give the car a better balance, but I haven't really pushed the car hard enough to see if I need the rear bar hooked up yet. But for my normal daily drive, it's not a problem to not have it installed. I think I'll hook it back up after I swap out the rear shocks for some adjustables.

Greenbird97

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Thanks for all the replies! Guess the next thing I buy will be a sway bar. I always wondered why my car always felt so squirly at high speeds and when rounding corners fast. The rear always felt like it was gonna slide out of the car. The LCA's and PHB helped tremendously but I bet it will feel even better after I get a swaybar on it.

vatechguy3

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taking off the rear bar will improve grip in a straight line. drag guys often remove them.

however, cornering will suffer as the front end will loose grip.

give sam strano a call. he's got plenty of options depending on your needs and wants.

tony