Jims79

I have bilstein shocks w/stock fr & rr springs I was thinking of an upgrade to new stiffer fr & rr springs and mid-america & eckler have a setup w/fr coil & steel rear and a front & rear swap bar. I wasn't thinking of adding a rr swap bar? Would I even notice the difference? Is it an easy install?
Thanks

OH it is Christmas eve so Merry Christmas to all.
Jim

rihwoods

Rear sway bar is easy to install....still running one on my 69...(I removed the sway bar on my 78 as rear end was to tight with the set up I had at the time...)



You may have to drill two mounting holes thru top of your trailing arm....not sure if GM provided those holes for non-FE7 vettes,though...
Rich

Jason Staley

The holes were on my 76 with a standard suspension. As to the question of the rear sway bar, .... keep it small ~5/8" or so. Too much rear sway bar will cause your car to be overly sensitive and oversteer ... spun my 76 due to a large rear bar. Now I don't have one at all, but am thinking about reinstalling a 9/16 or 5/8 on it this summer to get rid of a mild understeer problem.

Jughead

I'm running a stock 9/16" BB bar.

rihwoods

Good point about the larger aftermarket rear bars....think the stock rear bar on my 78 was either 7/16" or 9/16".....your experience proves another point about the correct balance of components in rear suspensions...ie shocks,springs,sway bars...etc...
Rich

Ganey

FE-7 rear sway bar. It's important to have a balanced setup.