I just installed a 1LE swaybar in the front of my 85 trans am. But now when cornering hard especially at higher speeds i have really bad understeer. What can i do to help this out a little? If i put a bigger one in the back would that make much of a difference?

 

you should match them together.

i believe the correct factory pairing would be 36mm front and 24mm rear..

good luck.

 

yea get a bigger rear sway bar to even things out then u'll be happy.

 

Big on the front = Understeer
Big on the back = Oversteer
Matched = Neutral

 

thanks i just bid on a 24mm swaybar on e bay

 

I've got a 24 on back, and a 34 on front. Both with urathane bushings. The car handles great in the dry with race tires on, and I'm able to throw the rear out at will. For me and my driving style it's a great combination in the dry, but sucks big time in the wet.

I've picked up a 36 front, and will be putting it on saturday before our season opening event. I'll let you know after sunday if it made a difference. It looks like rain here, so this will be a good test to see if the bigger front bar makes any difference in the wet.

 

yeah i noticed that the front doesnt really wanna go especially in the rain, i try not to drive my car in bad whether tho anyways so that not much of a concern for me. by the way doesn anyone know how big the 1LE swaybar is?

 

1LE bars are 36 front, 24 rear.

 

i would run the 24mm, and if that puts you into more oversteer than you like, run the 23mm off an IROC.

 

My 85 IROC had the solid 34/24 combo before I swapped out the 34 for the hollow 36.

JamesC