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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 12:07 PM
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Hey, so I was looking under the front of my car and I noticed it didn't have a front sway bar. I have the VBP setup with the upper and lower control arms as well as the mono leaf spring. I bought the car with these parts. So I called the previous owner to see if he had it around (maybe he forgot to put it back in) and he told me that I didn't need it because it had the mono spring. I looked it up in the VBP catalog and it is sold with the sway bar. I've never heard of a car not having a front sway bar so I am confused. Do i need it or not? Thanks for the feedback.
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Even with my Daytona 860# coils I've still got a front bar, so I can't see you not needing one to help control roll and balance out the car. In any event, until you know how your car performs when pressed, make sure you have plenty of room for error, especially if the back steps out.


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You need one.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by FKING1
You need one.
If you have the dual mount spring in the back, you don't need one but you definetly need one up front.
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