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Old 08-06-2018, 08:18 PM
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Default How many of you are not running front sway bar on street?

I removed mine and while it's better to have it off for the 1/4 mile track, I don't like how the car feels on the street without it.
How many of you guys just left it off your street car?
Old 08-06-2018, 08:28 PM
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I have left it off for long periods of time. Obviously I like it better on but personally I didn't find it horrible with it off on the street.
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Does it transfer weight better with the bar out?
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I don’t have a front/ rear one on my ws6 and I haven’t for a year now. Drives fine, don’t notice much difference. I will say the car rolls hardddd to the right side wot (twin turbo t brake car), I’m currently installing a quartermax arb to combat that. Drivebaility is fine by me though
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I've run sway bar free for some time. Its annoying after a while but really not that bad to drive. Makes a BIG difference from a dig in my car. Wont hook at all at the track with it connected
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Best thing you can do is get an over-sized rear bar. It will take up the slack. My car has like zero lean in corners, its super flat and stable. Disclaimer: not for panic maneuvers so drive accordingly.
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What about getting a front hollow swaybar from bmr? I saw a video on youtube with hotchkis swaybar it was like 15lbs lighter than stock and stronger
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Originally Posted by one sweet ws6
What about getting a front hollow swaybar from bmr? I saw a video on youtube with hotchkis swaybar it was like 15lbs lighter than stock and stronger
Its not about the weight, its about the swaybar not letting the front end "unload".
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Originally Posted by Cwarta
I don’t have a front/ rear one on my ws6 and I haven’t for a year now. Drives fine, don’t notice much difference. I will say the car rolls hardddd to the right side wot (twin turbo t brake car), I’m currently installing a quartermax arb to combat that. Drivebaility is fine by me though
Why would you not be running a rear bar? I get not having a front bar for better launching but I don't see how not have a rear bar would help anything.
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Originally Posted by JD_AMG
Why would you not be running a rear bar? I get not having a front bar for better launching but I don't see how not have a rear bar would help anything.
because I have a 5” narrower rear and the factory bar wouldn’t work, so I said screw it unyill I got my arb. Literally doesn’t feel much different with the exception of WOT.
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I haven’t for about two years. I run skinnies and drag radials on the street so I’m not exactly carving corners or trying to. Driving sensible I never notice it’s gone.
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If you're running skinnies the front bar does nothing....skinnies can't generate enough force to make the sway bar work

I've driven both ways on multiple wheel / tire combos. Yes it is very noticeable on stock wheels with the bar gone. Normal driving is fine with out the bar......but what is normal driving

my preference is bar on and r compounds.
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I'm on 17x7 race stars in the front. Thanks for the replies everyone. I'll be one of those guys that puts it back on during street duty.




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