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Old 07-29-2007, 07:07 PM
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I am building a 93 notch drag car and this week end pulled the motor and trans, and alot of other stuff to save weight.

I have a Granattelli K-member going in and here is my question,

The G kit say's you need a sway bar mount bracket that comes seperately, do I need he sway bar a all? I am going with coil overs and tubularA- arms with a bump steer kit, is tha sway bar over kill for a straight line car? I don't want the weight if I don't need it!

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Old 07-29-2007, 08:10 PM
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If it is a straight line car, you do not need it but if you decide to run it on the road, it will handle like garbage
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Old 07-29-2007, 08:11 PM
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...leave it off. Weight is one issue and you want the transfer of weight from the front-end-lift to plant your rear tires. The sway bar ties your body down. removing it will help in launching. helped me out.
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Old 07-30-2007, 05:11 PM
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Thanks that was my thought exactlty. Granetteli offers tubular a arms with a bracket to put a sway bar into. I think I am going to buy that one and leave it off. Then someday when I street it I can add a sway bar then.

Once I install the A arms and coil overs whats the best way to align the front end, we are doing this at home in the garage. I know we will need a front end alignment but just to put it together as close as possible at home.

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Old 07-31-2007, 05:32 PM
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