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Originally Posted by robnolimit
Todays conversation, Can a sway bar be too big? Well yes. When a swaybar becomes so big that it starts to take pressure OFF of the inside tire, due to the forces of gravity acting on the CG (forced body roll), then it's too big. You may see impressive looking pictures of racecars with one wheel off the ground, but think about it. If one tire is off, then three have to do the work of four, and the tire loads go up. The chance of a 1G turn goes down. There is a balance between springs, shocks and swaybars. If you go too stiff, you might as well install some tubing inplace of the shock, and lock the suspension, but we all know that would handle like the old red wagon. Keep that thought in mind when choosing bar sizes.  |
Rob, I have a 69 C10 long bed trailing arms, 500 hp big block, 4/6 drop (springs/spindles) mostly street driven, some drag race. I've been looking at NASCAR style sway bar for the rear, what would you recommend?