front anti-sway bar
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Racer
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From: Roanoke VA
front anti-sway bar
Is there any advantage to disconnecting the front anti-sway bay on a C5 for better traction - weight transfer at the drag strip?
If so can you just remove the four bushing bolts or should you disconnect the end links?
I want to leave the bar in place and disconnect / reconnect at the strip when changing tires.
If so can you just remove the four bushing bolts or should you disconnect the end links?
I want to leave the bar in place and disconnect / reconnect at the strip when changing tires.
Le Mans Master
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From: Granbury Texas
Just disconnect ONE (1) endink.
Understand that the car will "tend" to severe oversteer (swap ends) with ONLY a rear sway bar and no front bar, but if drag racing is your thing, it's your car. (you can check on LS-1.com to see the F-body guys disconnect their front bars.....however, this is a "final tune' trick after all the other straight line factors have been used).
Understand that the car will "tend" to severe oversteer (swap ends) with ONLY a rear sway bar and no front bar, but if drag racing is your thing, it's your car. (you can check on LS-1.com to see the F-body guys disconnect their front bars.....however, this is a "final tune' trick after all the other straight line factors have been used).
Melting Slicks
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From: Indy IN
Disconnecting the front sway bar will indeed create a lot of oversteer, which is the last thing you need if you are deep into the power.
I can't understand why that would help improve 1/4 mile times or help in any way in drag racing... If you want to help improve acceleration you want equal loading on both rear tires. that means you want as much front roll stiffness as you can get and as little rear roll stiffness. That way, you are keeping the rear tire loads as close to equal as possible, which would help it track straighter and have less directional instability..
Somebody help me out here as to what the idea is. If the idea is that you want less weight in the front of the car, in particular in front of the front axle I can see how totally removing the front bar (it is heavy and ahead of the front axle) can actually increase the weight on the rear tires and reduce the overall weight of the car, but if you are going to do it you should also remove the rear bar too... Just disconnecting it is not going to help you in any way that I can see.
I can't understand why that would help improve 1/4 mile times or help in any way in drag racing... If you want to help improve acceleration you want equal loading on both rear tires. that means you want as much front roll stiffness as you can get and as little rear roll stiffness. That way, you are keeping the rear tire loads as close to equal as possible, which would help it track straighter and have less directional instability..
Somebody help me out here as to what the idea is. If the idea is that you want less weight in the front of the car, in particular in front of the front axle I can see how totally removing the front bar (it is heavy and ahead of the front axle) can actually increase the weight on the rear tires and reduce the overall weight of the car, but if you are going to do it you should also remove the rear bar too... Just disconnecting it is not going to help you in any way that I can see.
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Originally Posted by Solofast
Disconnecting the front sway bar will indeed create a lot of oversteer, which is the last thing you need if you are deep into the power.
I can't understand why that would help improve 1/4 mile times or help in any way in drag racing... If you want to help improve acceleration you want equal loading on both rear tires. that means you want as much front roll stiffness as you can get and as little rear roll stiffness. That way, you are keeping the rear tire loads as close to equal as possible, which would help it track straighter and have less directional instability...
I can't understand why that would help improve 1/4 mile times or help in any way in drag racing... If you want to help improve acceleration you want equal loading on both rear tires. that means you want as much front roll stiffness as you can get and as little rear roll stiffness. That way, you are keeping the rear tire loads as close to equal as possible, which would help it track straighter and have less directional instability...
Originally Posted by Solofast
Somebody help me out here as to what the idea is. If the idea is that you want less weight in the front of the car, in particular in front of the front axle I can see how totally removing the front bar (it is heavy and ahead of the front axle) can actually increase the weight on the rear tires and reduce the overall weight of the car, but if you are going to do it you should also remove the rear bar too... Just disconnecting it is not going to help you in any way that I can see.
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Originally Posted by billiardcue
What you say makes sense. Don't need instability as the two tracks I am trying to hook at are slippery and have enough instability on their own.
Removing the bar would certainly help in weight loss and distribution. Disconnecting or removing would allow the front end to lift easier and quicker transfering weight to the rear.
Removing the bar would certainly help in weight loss and distribution. Disconnecting or removing would allow the front end to lift easier and quicker transfering weight to the rear.
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