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Old 05-16-2006, 09:46 PM   #1
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Rear sway bar

My Camaro did not come with a swaybar stock, I am curious to see what you guys recommend for a 80% strip 20% street car.
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I am using the stock sway bar with an airbag in the right rear spring. Stock 6 cyl rear springs swapped side to side and Pete Z bars with the stock torque arm. This setup works well together.
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Old 05-17-2006, 09:48 AM   #3
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Alot of guys i know are running the BMR antiroll bar....i just picked one up as well... It can be seen on this page.... BMR Fabrication Inc.
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Old 05-17-2006, 10:43 AM   #4
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for on a budget, pick up a 24mm rear sway bar(came on IROCs and WS6's). this will help suspension roll outta the hole. use poly bushings if you can. this wil really help plant the rearend.
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for on a budget, pick up a 24mm rear sway bar(came on IROCs and WS6's). this will help suspension roll outta the hole. use poly bushings if you can. this wil really help plant the rearend.
Junkyards around here suck, what all will I need to install it if I score one online?

Also, this won't effect anything if I am not running a front swaybar will it?
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Old 05-17-2006, 08:14 PM   #6
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well i just broke my end link on front sway bar so i took it off for now and wow ,it helps alot on launches lol but i hit the freeway today and it scared the he** out of me lol its reall twitchy now and with v6 front springs up front ill be fixing it asap
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no, actually, ideally, you'd want to run a rear sway bar and no front sway bar, that way you have optimal front suspension movement and proper rear end planting.

you'll need the rear sway bar, clamps to the rearend, and then the brackets that bolt to the "frame rail". make sure you get the bolts used to mount them as well, cause they are self-tapping. from there, the end links can be had from auto-zone, as they carry energy suspension stuff. you'll also want to replace the bushings that wrap around the actual sway bar as well.

a 24mm rear sway bar can be had through the boards here.

i think the rear sway bar came standard on all 85+ F-bodies, so you can grab the frame mounts/bolts from one of them. had the 84 berli not need them, i'd have a set from my 87 that i could send you...but alas, Kody needed them
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well i just broke my end link on front sway bar so i took it off for now and wow ,it helps alot on launches lol but i hit the freeway today and it scared the he** out of me lol its reall twitchy now and with v6 front springs up front ill be fixing it asap
yeah, i drove mine for about 6 months without mine on. after hitting an overpass at over 150+mph and about lost the car from body roll, i decided to
a. keep the front sway bar on while street driving
b. don't drive that fast on open roads (yeah, it was stupid and i was less mature than i am now)

now it only comes off before i go to the track and goes back on as soon as i get home (even if it's 2am)

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