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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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im building a sfwd car and i was thinking of removing the swaybar to bolt the limiting straps to that location, the car will very rarely see the road and when it does it wont be on any curvy roads just down a couple strait roads and around a small town just to drive on really nice days.

But i was wondering is the car still just as stable at 150+ or so on the track, let me know your experiences without them before i go removing it.
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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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Default Re: front sway bar on sfwd cars? (Slow00si)

I don't know it this will help but, my car is a 99 dx hb and it did not come with any sway bars and its pretty damn stable even at 160 mph..I say its extra weight you don't need.
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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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yea ive driven basic street cars without front bars and with this car being for mostly straight line driving i dont see it hurting anything, not like your going flying around turns with 25" slicks anyways, but anybody else with any input lets hear it
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 05:02 AM
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Default Re: front sway bar on sfwd cars? (Slow00si)

id leave it on there.
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 05:18 AM
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on my integra both the front and the rear sway bars are both gone
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 07:57 AM
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Default Re: front sway bar on sfwd cars? (vaporboy12)

I would imagine that the sway bar would limit the travel between the 2 wheels, so if u think its gonna wheel hop, then maybe leave it in.

I know u siad ur gonna put limiting straps on the car but that is only going to limit each wheel w/o refrence to the other.The sway bar however, is gonna limit wheel travel according to the other wheel.

I dont know if thats right, or good for draging but those are my thoughts.
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 08:13 AM
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i took mine out for the weight....
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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I use to do alot of testing with my AM CRX and I got better 60 ft times with it on in the heat and sun.
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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any advantage for stand still take off by removing either sway bar?
i know on my f bod it makes a world of difference at the track when i unbolt one side of the sway
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