Sway Bars

[guiguilandry]

ok cool thanks to all

[Redog]

Originally Posted by mfuller

He means that a thicker front swaybar may hurt your ability to get a good launch, especially with the power you are making.
Some serious FWD drag racers will disconnect the front swaybar endlinks at the track, and then re-connect everything when it's time to drive home.

I haven't had a problem with my launches with the new bars, in fact the car hooked up better, but then again, I'm not putting down that much being in the mid to high 14's

[kwhauck]

anybody know how thick a stock bar is, and how thick the speedbuilt bars are?

[surreal_awakening]

From an old thread....this of course assumes the newer Speedbuilt bars were made to the same specs.

*Edit: the specs I have for the newer set of Speedbuilt bars says 1 1/8" front and 7/8" rear which validates the 28.6 F and 22.2 R.

Originally Posted by mfuller

The PFYC front swaybar is a solid 28.6mm, compared to a hollow 24mm (for RPO FE2) or a solid 24mm (for FE3). The difference in weight and stiffness is huge; but it's not something you'll notice in normal driving - it just increases the harshness of the ride.
The rear PFYC bar is a solid 22.2mm, compared to a solid 14mm (which is like a coat hanger). The handling difference is immediately noticeable as the rear end is much more willing to rotate.

[kwhauck]

Originally Posted by surreal_awakening

From an old thread....this of course assumes the newer Speedbuilt bars were made to the same specs.

*Edit: the specs I have for the newer set of Speedbuilt bars says 1 1/8" front and 7/8" rear which validates the 28.6 F and 22.2 R.

thanks, i couldn't remember and i had to double check for the extra front swaybar i have....