Front Sway Bar - 97 Cobra

[Juiced4V]

I will be removing my sway bar off my cobra this weekend....My question is....
Do I remove it with the tires hanging in the air (jake stands) or do I remove it while the car is on ramps?? :shrug: or does it not really matter? thanks in advance...

 

[Black Stang 97]

to my knowledge...you can remove it while the car is parked, but to put it on, the car has to be leveled and on its full weight..

 

[Juiced4V]

to my knowledge...you can remove it while the car is parked, but to put it on, the car has to be leveled and on its full weight..

thanks...I wonder if tire can be hanging in the air to remove it....

 

[u n v kenny]

Wanna sell it to me? DIBS!

 

[Juiced4V]

Wanna sell it to me? DIBS!

what my sway bar? I plan to take it off when I go to the track but put it back on when I go to GTG's

 

[Shifty Powers]

can someone explain to me why you would do this? just wonderin, cuz yea i dont know lol

 

[fullofvenom]

less weight up front is about all i can think of.

 

[Juiced4V]

heard it helps you hook better at the track....something having to do with weight transfer....I will find out this weekend to see if it really helps me hook better I know it will be less pounds.....cause I'm taking it to the strip on sunday.....

 

[u n v kenny]

Well then leave it off?

and sell it to me... Because i'll keep it on at the track lol

 

[Juiced4V]

Well then leave it off?

and sell it to me... Because i'll keep it on at the track lol

LOL....I just dont want it to handle like a 90 Crown Vic when I get on the Highway here and there....:rolling:

 

[u n v kenny]

stupid SVT makers, didn't put them on the 98's lol

 

[Juiced4V]

stupid SVT makers, didn't put them on the 98's lol

dang...I did know that...what all you got done to yours?

 

[na svt]

can someone explain to me why you would do this? just wonderin, cuz yea i dont know lol

First of all, the 98s came with a sway bar. What they didn't come with was a strut tower brace.

The sway bar ties the two front a-arms together to prevent body roll. Removing the sway bar increases roll tendency but also allows for better weight transfer by allowing each arm to operate more independently. The weight reduction helps a little but nothing close to how much the un-tying of the a-arms provides.

BTW, you can remove it up on stands, on the ground, on a lift, upside down, or however you want, it really doesn't matter.

 

[98(oBra\/ert]

First of all, the 98s came with a sway bar. What they didn't come with was a strut tower brace.

The sway bar ties the two front a-arms together to prevent body roll. Removing the sway bar increases roll tendency but also allows for better weight transfer by allowing each arm to operate more independently. The weight reduction helps a little but nothing close to how much the un-tying of the a-arms provides.

BTW, you can remove it up on stands, on the ground, on a lift, upside down, or however you want, it really doesn't matter.

Hit it on the head.

 

[u n v kenny]

Oh, my mistake, didn't read and think... I'm at work haha

 

[Blk98Slobra]

Wanna sell it to me? DIBS!

I got an extra stock swaybar laying around here if ya need one

 

[Chrome98Cobra]

Hit it on the head.

+1

 

[Juiced4V]

First of all, the 98s came with a sway bar. What they didn't come with was a strut tower brace.

The sway bar ties the two front a-arms together to prevent body roll. Removing the sway bar increases roll tendency but also allows for better weight transfer by allowing each arm to operate more independently. The weight reduction helps a little but nothing close to how much the un-tying of the a-arms provides.

BTW, you can remove it up on stands, on the ground, on a lift, upside down, or however you want, it really doesn't matter.

great info...thanks...........:beer:

 

[BooRail85]

seems to me that the 11 lbs or so you will save isnt going to do a darn thing.. but I agree with the fact that it helps the wieght transfer.. so, couldnt you just leave the sway bar mounted to the frame, but disconnect the two endlinks so that the a arms are not tied together?

 

[SKMCOBRA]

seems to me that the 11 lbs or so you will save isnt going to do a darn thing.. but I agree with the fact that it helps the wieght transfer.. so, couldnt you just leave the sway bar mounted to the frame, but disconnect the two endlinks so that the a arms are not tied together?

I've read of someone doing this before. I was thinking of trying it for the Ford-Buick Shootout on Oct. 28th. As for the weight transfer, it's supposed to be good for another tenth off your 1/4 mile et.