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06-05-2007, 05:06 AM

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2000GT4.6

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RE: sway bar

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ORIGINAL: willyd465

thats what i was gunna do, take it off right before i left and put it on right when i get home, i think itd be alright on the way there, its only like 20-30 minute drive through back roads. think it would be safe if i was careful? or should i wait until i got to the track to take it off?

Its gonna body roll alot, DONT try taking any corners fast at all, espcially at first.

Screwing with stuff like this can cause problems on corner swhere you would normally be ok. having excessive body roll can cause the car to suddenly loose traction around a corner (take all the weight off one side of tires and it instnatly looses traction) and you end up in a ditch.

In other words, just take it easy.

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Yes it will help with weight transfer. If you have lowering springs then removing the sway bar won make much of a difference since the springs are to stiff and wont allow weight transfer.

Not nessicarrily true, it will help out in almost any case, and there are several spring setups out there that will lower the car and increase weight transfer at the same time. My fox 4cyl fronts and roush rears are one example.

06-05-2007, 10:58 AM

#12

sstang

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Join Date: Jul 2006

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RE: sway bar

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other than that, and about a 10 pound weight reduction, its not worth the hastle.

There is no hastle, only two bolts and a minute of your time....

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Its gonna body roll alot, DONT try taking any corners fast at all, espcially at first.

To give my point of view, I saw virtually no difference on everyday driving after removing my front swaybar over six months ago. I can tell no difference in body roll around turns I take every single day. It drives just the same, and I have had no problems. Unless you are into cornering, I would remove it, but thats just me.