Posted March 14, 200322 yr comment_29699 Hi all, Just wondering if bigger sway bars are better for racing? I was going through some of my old parts and came across a 3 in. sway that i forgot i had! So, that said, should i put it on the front or on the back or: don't put it on at all? Thanks, Paul Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/5106-is-bigger-better/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 14, 200322 yr comment_29702 Err, 3 inch? :cross-eye Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/5106-is-bigger-better/#findComment-29702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 14, 200322 yr comment_29704 what did it come off of a F350ROFL Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/5106-is-bigger-better/#findComment-29704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 14, 200322 yr comment_29706 More like a Kenworth..... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/5106-is-bigger-better/#findComment-29706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 14, 200322 yr Author comment_29707 ooops, wrong key!!!!! Meant 2! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/5106-is-bigger-better/#findComment-29707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 14, 200322 yr comment_29723 are you sure 2 inches? thats still unbelievably massive. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/5106-is-bigger-better/#findComment-29723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 14, 200322 yr Author comment_29727 It is quite large, i even just went out and measured it!, I really just want some kind of advice here as to wether bigger is better or worse or whatever, can somebody offer any ADVICE here?Thanks,Paul Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/5106-is-bigger-better/#findComment-29727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 14, 200322 yr comment_29751 Maybe you mean circumference? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/5106-is-bigger-better/#findComment-29751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 14, 200322 yr Author comment_29779 Yes circumfrence, Can someone give sway bar advice and not criticize my lack of knowledge? I am sure everyone here knows better than I what i am asking.:stupid: Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/5106-is-bigger-better/#findComment-29779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 14, 200322 yr comment_29782 I haven't seen one that was bigger than 1 7/8(280) but that doesn't mean 2 inch weren't made...I'd say a 2 inch bar would only be good for a truly serious race car, one with all the suspension mods such as coil overs with very stiff springs and probably racing on slicks. On a street car with stock or slightly higher than stock spring rates, a bar that large is going to defeat the purpose. If you are going to drive the car at all on the street, I wouldn't use it as it is going to effectively increase your "kidney pounding" to an unacceptable level. You will stiffen the suspension even more with a bar that large, of course, body roll will be a thing of the past....:cross-eye You will need to increase the bar size incrementally with the up rating of your springs, ie. stock springs will work with stock bars or slightly larger, stiffer springs with slightly larger to another step larger bar....Bars like you describe would be best left to a GT car with slicks and a very stiff chassis as well as a very stiff suspension. Think of it this way, if your springs allow the suspension to compress easily, the sway bar then is put into the equation and will effectively act as a torsion bar to try to counter act the suspension movement, if enough stress is put on the bar trying to overcome soft springs, you could end up ripping the bar mounts right out of the frame rail. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/5106-is-bigger-better/#findComment-29782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 14, 200322 yr Author comment_29785 Thanks 2many, that is the knowledge i was looking for. I am only going to be using this car for racing, so sloowly but surely i will be upgrading. You are saying that i need, basically race type springs to handle a bigger bar, any suggestions? I am ordering Tokicko 5 way adjustables and would like to add good springs at the same time, so any spring advice would be greatly appreciated as well. Thanks again for the help!, i obviously need it, i am feeling my way through the dark and learning on the fly. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/5106-is-bigger-better/#findComment-29785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 14, 200322 yr comment_29799 That's a question that can't be answered without knowing what kind of racing you are going to do. Is it something you are planning on doing a coil-over? If not, and you are just going to use stiffer stock type springs, you probably won't need a bar that big. Actually, you should choose your bars after choosing the spring, strut cartridge set-up...Of course, if there is a way of making this bar adjustable, then you could tune it to whatever you handling needs are after you have built the rest of the suspension and tested it to see what your handling is like.... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/5106-is-bigger-better/#findComment-29799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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