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A body Sway Bar
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05/17/18 07:53 PM
05/17/18 07:53 PM
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Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 16,148 Mesa, Arizona
dart4forte
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I've seen this topic brought up over the years concerning rear sway bars on an A body, jus want to get an updated prospective. Pro/Cons, who here on this forum has experience with rear sway bars on an A body especially running autocross? Interested to hear from the guys who run street/track cars.
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Re: A body Sway Bar
[Re: dart4forte]
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06/06/18 09:34 AM
06/06/18 09:34 AM
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Posts: 1,645 Phila. Pa.
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No rear bar, yet. However, this is because I always intended to also use the car on track, which I now have. Too many have already been down that road and found the rear bars can make the rear loose at higher speeds; Steve (autoxcuda) most recently... Talking A-body only here.
But it all depends on the total setup. Andy mentioned Werner's red Valiant, Mapes has one on the Zebra Dart - with a panhard. So it all depends on the roll rates, CG, weight distribution, etc.
I think with a soft enough rear spring rate (relative to front) a light rear bar may be helpful in autocross. 5/8 or 3/4" with adjustable positions on the arm because a little is a lot.
If you want to get technical about it, you can play with various rates on the neutral line for your car. It's something I'm thinking about trying later this season, as I need to replace the rear springs anyway.
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