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Hey Guys, So I did some searching and did not see anything specifically for the 1/4. If there is a thread please attach so I can close this one. Well

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Old 05-08-2013, 08:05 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey Guys,

So I did some searching and did not see anything specifically for the 1/4. If there is a thread please attach so I can close this one.

Well I don't do any of the autocross stuff but I am a drag fanatic. I wanted to know if a sway bar upgrade was even needed for my driving habit? If it is a good idea which product would best suite my application as they all seem to be doing good for you guys who like to do laps.
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I can't imagine sways having much, if any, effect on straight line driving.
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I can't imagine sways having much, if any, effect on straight line driving.
That's what I was thinking as well but I just wanted to see what the forum had to say.
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bump looking for more input
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I can't imagine sways having much, if any, effect on straight line driving.
I think you got your answer. Sways only work to control body roll. They do not stop or help squat or anything like that.
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I don't think dragsters even have swabars to begin with (first pic I found on google)

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Get a set of adjustable front links for the sway. Adjust them long as you can get them. This will give you more droop when the front of the car raises coming off the line. The only thing that will limit your front wheel travel now will be the coilovers.
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front swaybar can help reduce tramlining feel on uneven roads with grooves to keep your car pointed straight, but drag strips are usually flat so i dont think there's really special need. might be just extra weight you dont need.
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Get a set of adjustable front links for the sway. Adjust them long as you can get them. This will give you more droop when the front of the car raises coming off the line. The only thing that will limit your front wheel travel now will be the coilovers.
? Your Sways do not limit travel at all within limits of the stroke of the stock suspension. If you adjust them as long as you can get them the only thing you are going to do is change the position of the sway as the car sits on level ground.
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Most drag guys I know don't run any. Its just extra weight. As others said, sways will do nothing for you at the strip. If you want them, then lighter is better. That would be the only benefit to changing a sway bar is either for lighter or to remove completely.
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I properly setup chassis (drag car) will not need sway bars. However, street cars without a cage can and will benefit from sway bars. My buddy put a rather large rear sway bar on his 10 second comaro street car and it had a positive affect on launching a car. But, that car also makes 500 wheel torque and twists the whole chassis off the line. Our cars will probably not net the same results.
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^ That makes sense because it will help keep the rear axle on the ground while the body of the car tends to roll.
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? Your Sways do not limit travel at all within limits of the stroke of the stock suspension. If you adjust them as long as you can get them the only thing you are going to do is change the position of the sway as the car sits on level ground.
When I was drag racing my 440 Dart. That was one of the things I did because when the car torqued coming off the line. It would hold the left tire up.
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A stiff rear bar would help with wheel hop/traction because it makes the rear end behave more like a solid axle...

I would think, anyway.
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