Front Sway bar removal
 

What is the point of removing the factory front sway bar?

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94' Stang GT Convertible --Cobra upper&lower, Mac cold air w/K&N, BBK equal length shorties, BBK offroad H-pipe, American Thunder cat-back, BBK T/B 65mm, 24lb injectors, Pro-77mm MAM, pulleys, aluminum driveshaft, 3.55s, Steeda Tri-Ax shifter, adjustable fuel regulator 14.4@100 MPH on G-tech;96 at track. (Sad, i know. i have stock heads)

Better weight transfer NOT very good handaling.

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Suspension: MAC Control Arms, Maximum Motorsports Front Grip Package, H&R Sport Springs, Bilstein Shocks
Exhaust: 1 5/8 UN-Equal Length Mac Headers, X-pipe W\cats, Edelbrock cat\back
Cooling: 3 Core Radiator

If you remove one from a V8 Mustang, you will find that it is heavier than it looks. Less weight up front is a good thing for drag racing (for better weight transfer to back). If you're going in a straight line, you don't necessarily need a anti-sway bar.

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351W-powered 1979 Ford Mustang notchback
Stock 5.8L under 4" cowl, C4 w/ shift kit
Holley 750 cfm, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake
1 5/8" MAC shorty headers, Al driveshaft
2.5" Off road H-pipe, 2-chamber Flowmasters
Front: 225/60/15, Rear: 255/60/15 Eagle GT II
Weld wheels (15x6;15x8), 8.8" Rear w/ 3.55s
14 x 4” K&N air filter (getting the Xtreme setup someday) http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/cool.gif

"Red, thou art my companion. Hasten now your quickened metamorphosis to Green that I may conquer all who dare abide there beside me. May they be left thither behind burnt black." ---Fox Body

Will removing it be ok for street use? Errr, I mean as long as I'm not doing tight fast turns? Otherwise, I might as well give it a shot. Every little bit counts, but if its gonna affect normal driving then forget it!

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94' Stang GT Convertible --Cobra upper&lower, Mac cold air w/K&N, BBK equal length shorties, BBK offroad H-pipe, American Thunder cat-back, BBK T/B 65mm, 24lb injectors, Pro-77mm MAM, pulleys, aluminum driveshaft, 3.55s, Steeda Tri-Ax shifter, adjustable fuel regulator 14.4@100 MPH on G-tech;96 at track. (Sad, i know. i have stock heads)

Yeah you can try it out. No biggy. Just know that it will affect your cornering capabilities. Test it out and see what you think.

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351W-powered 1979 Ford Mustang notchback
Stock 5.8L under 4" cowl, C4 w/ shift kit
Holley 750 cfm, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake
1 5/8" MAC shorty headers, Al driveshaft
2.5" Off road H-pipe, 2-chamber Flowmasters
Front: 225/60/15, Rear: 255/60/15 Eagle GT II
Weld wheels (15x6;15x8), 8.8" Rear w/ 3.55s
14 x 4” K&N air filter (getting the Xtreme setup someday) http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/cool.gif

"Red, thou art my companion. Hasten now your quickened metamorphosis to Green that I may conquer all who dare abide there beside me. May they be left thither behind burnt black." ---Fox Body

it just affects the weight transfer, so on accel, more weight goes back, but on cornering (if you are braking into the corner) it will accent the already-apparent understeer. but these are RWD cars with power, so you can have instant oversteer!

Removing it also allows the front suspenison to travel more which is what you want on launches at the track. I removed mine and don't miss it at all, of course I don't take turns too fast with the 3.5" skinnies on the front anyway. The one on my 91 weighed a good 25lbs.



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I took it off for raceday on my 95 Cobra which has essentially the same suspension set up as your 94. I absolutely hated it, although it did probably help my launch. I was able to get a 1.80 60 foot with stock suspension and drag radials. However the street difference sucked, really bad. Just driving down the road, your could feel it wandering back and forth... I only took it off for the track after that.

2 notes...
-The 94 and up front sway bar is about 3 times smaller and lighter than the early fox body cars, so it is not as evident in removing it on the newer cars.
-Apparently taking the sway bar off of the Fox body cars still kept pretty good street drivability, so be caregful who's advice you take! I haven't had the sway bar off my LX yet, so I don't know.

Good Luck.