thinking about taking rear sway off

JD mustang · May 15th, 2011, 10:30 PM

well i was thinking i could get a few more pounds off the car by taking the rear sway off has anyone else done this or is this a no no

casper gt · May 15th, 2011, 11:07 PM

the rear sway bar may or may not help you, it pretty much depends on you susp. mods.

I don't run one, but I do have an air bag in the r/r spring to help straighten the car out.

JD mustang · May 16th, 2011, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by casper gt

the rear sway bar may or may not help you, it pretty much depends on you susp. mods.

I don't run one, but I do have an air bag in the r/r spring to help straighten the car out.

hmmm well i guess i could take it off and see if it has any effect. im running lowering springs in the rear. when i took the front off it did not really hurt how the car drove. only around curves at high speed (body roll) but it did help the nose come up at launch

casper gt · May 16th, 2011, 12:08 AM

if your looking for better traction & just a better reacting car at th track in general, the first thing to do is loose the lowering springs, they are hurting your more than any swaybar removal/etc trick will help you.

JD mustang · May 16th, 2011, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by casper gt

if your looking for better traction & just a better reacting car at th track in general, the first thing to do is loose the lowering springs, they are hurting your more than any swaybar removal/etc trick will help you.

Think I should go back to stock like I did on the front and cut 1 coil I almost did that and then I read somewhere that a stiffer spring in the rear is better so I just left the lowering springs on the rear I have been real happy with the new front stockers

andrewskaggs · May 16th, 2011, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by JD mustang

Think I should go back to stock like I did on the front and cut 1 coil I almost did that and then I read somewhere that a stiffer spring in the rear is better so I just left the lowering springs on the rear I have been real happy with the new front stockers

Start with half a coil. The idea is to have the front and rear mounting holes for your LCAs exactly parallel to the ground.

Bullitt5339 · May 16th, 2011, 05:02 PM

Mine still has the rear swaybar, because without an airbag or ARB, it's the only thing that will keep the car from completely twisting on launch. Once I add either of those, I'll likely remove it.

And I agree with the lowering springs comment fully. My car in the picture below is on stock '94 Cobra springs cut exactly 1 coil in the rear. Just remember, I have a 28" tire, so yours would be lower than mine.

JD mustang · May 17th, 2011, 01:14 AM

Thanks for the input guys this forum has really helped me at the race track I'm a newbie when it comes to drag strip know how.

BaznastyDave · May 17th, 2011, 02:11 PM

I dont have any sway bars or quad shocks, i did new LCA's, UCA's, spherical housing bearings, K member, a-arms, shocks, struts, CC plates, and C/O's all at once when i removed the sway bars but i could not even tell they were gone.

JD mustang · May 17th, 2011, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by BaznastyDave

I dont have any sway bars or quad shocks, i did new LCA's, UCA's, spherical housing bearings, K member, a-arms, shocks, struts, CC plates, and C/O's all at once when i removed the sway bars but i could not even tell they were gone.

cool, when u got rid of the quad shocks did u notice any wheel hop?? or did ur lcas take care of that. I just put lcas on and thought about taking the quads off but left them on just in case

BaznastyDave · May 17th, 2011, 08:18 PM

Take em off

mrbigjeep · May 17th, 2011, 10:06 PM

i would just leave the rear sway bar unless you have an air bag

BaznastyDave · May 18th, 2011, 12:38 AM

Remove the 20lb sway bar for a $30 bag
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May 15th, 2011, 10:30 PM	#1
JD mustang Regular 2004 saleen (clone) 8.46 Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 166 iTrader: 0 reviews	thinking about taking rear sway off well i was thinking i could get a few more pounds off the car by taking the rear sway off has anyone else done this or is this a no no

May 15th, 2011, 11:07 PM	#2
casper gt Moderator 2012 300a gt auto 12.10@116 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: creighton pa Posts: 7,697 iTrader: 4 reviews	the rear sway bar may or may not help you, it pretty much depends on you susp. mods. I don't run one, but I do have an air bag in the r/r spring to help straighten the car out. __________________ MM BRACKET RACING CREW CO-FOUNDER BAMA Performance Drag Team Founder 2012 300a GT auto

May 16th, 2011, 12:08 AM	#4
casper gt Moderator 2012 300a gt auto 12.10@116 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: creighton pa Posts: 7,697 iTrader: 4 reviews	if your looking for better traction & just a better reacting car at th track in general, the first thing to do is loose the lowering springs, they are hurting your more than any swaybar removal/etc trick will help you. __________________ MM BRACKET RACING CREW CO-FOUNDER BAMA Performance Drag Team Founder 2012 300a GT auto

May 16th, 2011, 05:02 PM	#7
Bullitt5339 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Bullitt 12.25@110.4 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,599 iTrader: 1 reviews	Mine still has the rear swaybar, because without an airbag or ARB, it's the only thing that will keep the car from completely twisting on launch. Once I add either of those, I'll likely remove it. And I agree with the lowering springs comment fully. My car in the picture below is on stock '94 Cobra springs cut exactly 1 coil in the rear. Just remember, I have a 28" tire, so yours would be lower than mine. __________________ Bolt-On Bullitt... Unmodified longblock, stock intake and throttle body. 266rwhp/306rwtq 12.25@110.4 1.64 60ft Currently Under Reconstruction

May 17th, 2011, 02:11 PM	#9
BaznastyDave MM Fanatic 2004 Mustang Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 4,339 iTrader: 4 reviews	I dont have any sway bars or quad shocks, i did new LCA's, UCA's, spherical housing bearings, K member, a-arms, shocks, struts, CC plates, and C/O's all at once when i removed the sway bars but i could not even tell they were gone. __________________ 305/333 WHP/WTQ with CMS Stage II cams 440/552 WHP/WTQ on Spray 7.86 @ 89.1mph, 1.61 60 foot N/A 7.20 @ 98.8MPH 1.55 60 foot on spray Stock Longblock with Cams

May 17th, 2011, 01:14 AM	#8
JD mustang Regular 2004 saleen (clone) 8.46 Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 166 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks for the input guys this forum has really helped me at the race track I'm a newbie when it comes to drag strip know how.

May 17th, 2011, 08:18 PM	#11
BaznastyDave MM Fanatic 2004 Mustang Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 4,339 iTrader: 4 reviews	Take em off __________________ 305/333 WHP/WTQ with CMS Stage II cams 440/552 WHP/WTQ on Spray 7.86 @ 89.1mph, 1.61 60 foot N/A 7.20 @ 98.8MPH 1.55 60 foot on spray Stock Longblock with Cams

May 17th, 2011, 10:06 PM	#12
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	i would just leave the rear sway bar unless you have an air bag __________________ cams + 150 shot

May 18th, 2011, 12:38 AM	#13
BaznastyDave MM Fanatic 2004 Mustang Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 4,339 iTrader: 4 reviews	Remove the 20lb sway bar for a $30 bag Laurel Mountain Mustang - 1979 - 2004 Mustang drag bag kit __________________ 305/333 WHP/WTQ with CMS Stage II cams 440/552 WHP/WTQ on Spray 7.86 @ 89.1mph, 1.61 60 foot N/A 7.20 @ 98.8MPH 1.55 60 foot on spray Stock Longblock with Cams

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