Re: Front Sway Bar for Drag Racing
[Re: SRT8Challenger]
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12/27/08 05:25 PM
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The weight and supposedly,the front end works better.
However,on a 12.20 sec B-body we raced,removing the sway bar didn't do a thing.
Nautilus Racing-
We use Superformance gaskets and Turbo Action converters/products.
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Re: Front Sway Bar for Drag Racing
[Re: SRT8Challenger]
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12/27/08 05:28 PM
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The way an anti-sway bar works is by keeping the front suspension preloaded when weight transfer tries to unload it. It's designed to help stop side to side unload, but it also does a good job of stopping front to back unload. In a drag car, the first thing you want when the light goes green is immediate unload of the front suspension, transferring all possible suspension load to the rear. In a drag application, this piece of hardware works against you.
shedding the 8-10 lbs is also a step in the right direction.
LemonWedge - Street heavy / Strip ready - 11.07 @ 120
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Re: Front Sway Bar for Drag Racing
[Re: joshking440]
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12/27/08 05:51 PM
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To the scrap yard it goes then
  Shame on you! If you're going to scrap it, send it to me. I'll sell it and buy some performance enhancing part with the money.  
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Re: Front Sway Bar for Drag Racing
[Re: StealthWedge67]
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12/27/08 06:57 PM
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The way an anti-sway bar works is by keeping the front suspension preloaded when weight transfer tries to unload it. It's designed to help stop side to side unload, but it also does a good job of stopping front to back unload. In a drag car, the first thing you want when the light goes green is immediate unload of the front suspension, transferring all possible suspension load to the rear. In a drag application, this piece of hardware works against you.
shedding the 8-10 lbs is also a step in the right direction.
 After you take it off,check your pinion angle   
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Re: Front Sway Bar for Drag Racing
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12/27/08 07:44 PM
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I sold mine. it weighed 20lbs....
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Re: Front Sway Bar for Drag Racing
[Re: ZIPPY]
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12/28/08 09:50 AM
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Well, actually it WILL make a difference. But with so many variables involved and the small amount of weight (i.e.: 20lbs = .02), it's usually not noticable. Air temp, wind, humidity, water temps, shift points, etc. from run to run can easily do that much. But it's a bunch of those "little things" that eventually add up to obvious gains. Removing weight means less mass to move and removing the sway bar does loosen up the front suspension. If a car normally works well with it, removing it can provide that extra bit of weight transfer to help if traction conditions may be a little less than optimum for your combo.  ...and as mentioned earlier, you can always sell it to someone who can use it and put the money towards something that will help even more than "just" removing the sway bar!
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Thanks,
