Front Sway Bar..What does it do?
 

Does the front sway bar help on cornering??? What will happen if I remove it??? Thanks for any help

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347 Stroker Motor: Balanced, Cobra Transmission, Extrude Ported and Polished Upper and ported Lower, GT40 Milled Ported and Polished Heads, B303 Cam, BBK 1 5/8 Headers, 30lb Bosch Injectors, Holley AFPR, March Underdrive Pulleys, Perma-Cool Fan, 3-Core Radiator, Accel Performance Coil, Accel 300+ Racing Wires, Ram Air, K&N Filter, 73mm Vortech MAF, 70mm TB, FlowMaster Exhaust w/BBK Offroad H-Pipe, Hurst Shifter, 3:55 Gears, Ram Clutch, Cross Drilled Rotors, AC del, rear seat del.

The front swaybar restricts the A-arms from dropping. When you remove the swaybar the front end becomes much looser. Lifts easier on acceleration.

And weight transfer is better. http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/smile.gif

Don't remove it except at the dragstrip. It can make high speed cornering kind of squirrely.

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1993 LX Coupe Reef blue w/grey int.
68k miles
Mac long tubes 1 5/8, 2.5 inch Pro chamber, 2.5 Inch Flowmaster 2 chamber cat back
C&L 73mm MAF
25% Underdrive Pulley

Well what if I do no high speed cornering??

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347 Stroker Motor: Balanced, Cobra Transmission, Extrude Ported and Polished Upper and ported Lower, GT40 Milled Ported and Polished Heads, B303 Cam, BBK 1 5/8 Headers, 30lb Bosch Injectors, Holley AFPR, March Underdrive Pulleys, Perma-Cool Fan, 3-Core Radiator, Accel Performance Coil, Accel 300+ Racing Wires, Ram Air, K&N Filter, 73mm Vortech MAF, 70mm TB, FlowMaster Exhaust w/BBK Offroad H-Pipe, Hurst Shifter, 3:55 Gears, Ram Clutch, Cross Drilled Rotors, AC del, rear seat del.

On= cornering
Off= traction

Skyler

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-1989 Saleen Mustang #406- TFS Heads, E-303, edelbrock intake,70MM TB, 73mm MAF, off road H, headers and 3chamber flows.
12.55@107mph
50-175 Nitrous Works WET Kit just added.

[This message has been edited by Skyman (edited 06-07-2001).]

The sway bar helps control body roll (or sway) during cornering.

When the car rolls, it removes weight, and therefore contact patch and grip from a tire, along with making the vehicle more unstable.

When you remove the swaybar, it alters the handling of your car significantly. Although it may be good for a tenth, I like to turn my daily driver, so I like having mine on.

LOL, I've had a bushing go out on mine, felt like I was gonna roll right off the road on every backroad corner for the first few miles, hehe.

So Skyler, you say that it helps w/traction when you take it off?? Do u have yours on??? I am having major problems w/traction..

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347 Stroker Motor: Balanced, Cobra Transmission, Extrude Ported and Polished Upper and ported Lower, GT40 Milled Ported and Polished Heads, B303 Cam, BBK 1 5/8 Headers, 30lb Bosch Injectors, Holley AFPR, March Underdrive Pulleys, Perma-Cool Fan, 3-Core Radiator, Accel Performance Coil, Accel 300+ Racing Wires, Ram Air, K&N Filter, 73mm Vortech MAF, 70mm TB, FlowMaster Exhaust w/BBK Offroad H-Pipe, Hurst Shifter, 3:55 Gears, Ram Clutch, Cross Drilled Rotors, AC del, rear seat del.

I removed mine and it was a little hairy at first, but you get used to it. I have skinnies on the front so there is no use of having it on anyway. I did notice a Major difference in weight transfer. My short times are always in the 1.6 zone.

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My 94 GT

It will help with traction, but if you're using regular street radials, you won't see much of a difference in your ET. For traction, get some slicks.

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1993 LX Coupe Reef blue w/grey int. 68k miles Mac long tubes 1 5/8, 2.5 inch Pro chamber, 2.5 Inch Flowmaster 2 chamber cat back, C&L 73mm MAF, 25% Underdrive Pulley, Mac Cold Air, Tri-ax shifter, 3.73, auburn diff, motorsport alum. driveshaft, BBK subframe connectors, Cobra R replicas with 255/40/17 Nittos , best time on radials 9.26@77 in 1/8th with 2.08 60' Just got ET streets. New times to come.

Leave the Swaybar on and stick a short belt on (that will help your ET)

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1991 5.0 NotchBack,Black
as of 06/08/01 23,000 mi.
2001 LIGHTNING Black 800 mi.

dude, pulling it off at the strip, then putting it on, is a pain, just pull it off, i actualy felt very little diferrence in cornering, then again my car is light anyway, but i pulled mine and went 1.9 60' on these cheesie tires.

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90 lx coupe: 175k miles, steeda water pump pully, hurst shifter, Mac cold air fenderwell, accel supercoil, ADS chip, aluminum D/S, Black magic fan, 3.27grs.
Best time: 13.9116(on 225/60/15 firehawks)
Best mph: 98.17
Best 60': 1.9607

next mods: subframes, mac h-pipe

Mine is still on. With street tires (225's) I can't hook worth **** on the street.

I got rid of my saleen suspension and went with 70/30s up front, 50/50's in the rear, and Eibach drag launch springs.

On the street it now spings through 2nd instead of 3rd, so street traction still sucks, but w/ slick on at the track it puts both front tires in the air with the sway bar still on.

Im gonna run it off next time.

Skyler

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-1989 Saleen Mustang #406- TFS Heads, E-303, edelbrock intake,70MM TB, 73mm MAF, off road H, headers and 3chamber flows.
12.55@107mph
50-175 Nitrous Works WET Kit just added.

sky, i bet you'd gain more than a tenth, being your car is modded, i can imagine how it will yank the front tires with it off.

everyone i know that is serious about going fast in a mustnag, takes the front sway off, down here anyway, or i seen guys with the steeda (light bar) or just pull the end links and let it hang, so you can get some lift up there.
O sky i would like to see you post a vid of you at the track http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/smile.gif

Taking it off does not make your car uncontrollable, etc... I've had mine off for a couple years. Drives fine.

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1988 Mustang GT
12.0 @ 122
1992 BadAzz Wrangler
1993 Explorer