livefast1

hey guys just wandering if any of you have tried preloading your sway bar. i have had a problem with the way my sway bar hangs ever since i made my lower control arms into traction bars. it hung real low and recently the bolts came loose causing a clunk. since i like fabrication, when i was repairing this problem i got to thinkin. so heres what i did, if your looking at the car from the rear i made about a 1 1/4 inch drop bracket for the passenger side front bolt, took that bolt and left the rest in, used a pole jack on the right rear of the sway bar and installed the bracket. this preloads the sway bar to stop the noticable body roll from a launch. as i havent been to the track in a while, when i would floor it first gear at about the middle of the rpm range, the tires wouldnt spin but it would almost feel like my driver front tire would come off the ground (i know it wasnt but still) after i installed the bracket there is noticably less body roll when i do this, the car stays alot flatter and seems to grip harder. just sharing a little tip, use it as you may.

blackstallion666

some pics please.....

livefast1

bad cell phone pics i just took out in the drive way so bear withme

first of the drop bracket

second is how the sway bar should sit, a little higher on the right side.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...04369853_0.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...04369229_0.jpg

blackstallion666

thanks for the pics. I might have to try this out.

JayC

Put an airbag in the right rear spring and be done with it[8D]

livefast1

i was bored and had some quarter inch steel layin around and it workd pretty good, it was free and it really worked well.

JayC

Well your thinking is in the right direction. When you get to launching harder you'll like the adjustability of an airbag.

livefast1

yea true i had a buddy with an 04 gto that installed 2 of them in the rear and said it made a world of difference, i know its irs which is a whole nother animal (wheel hop= destruction) but i know its the preffered method.