Front sway bar, keep it?? or lose it??

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Turbo317

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As the title says, just trying to get some opions. My car is about 70% street car.
 
Keep it. I just disconnected one end link this week to see about how it works with weight transfer and all, and the car wallows in the turns and kinda sucks for handling.

Easy to tell how bad it is if you've been driving the car a long time with one on there, 18 years in my case.

Mines still on the car just disabled, I have the big ATR bar out back too.

You can drive the car it just doesn't handle great, not totally unsafe, but you need to adjust your habits and make yourself aware of it or it will make you aware quick enough. ;)

I'm racing April 29th and bringing the end link with me since it's a two hour drive home and I want it back on the car.

Just my .02.
 
I'd have to say, just pull it off and see what YOU think. I have the front sway bar off both my TRs and they feel OK to me. They each feel different from the other. They both have the same springs and shocks. One car has 17" wheels and the other 16". The 17" car feels more stable. So, I think all TRs at this age feel a little different. It isn't going to make a drastic difference one way or the other. I like losing the weight, myself. ;)
 
Felt a HUGE difference in my 87. Didn't seem like I had any control over where the car was going even at low speed.
 
took mine off, sometimes want to put it back on! I might go with a "quick disconnect" type thing that some guys with Jeeps use off-roading, you just pull a pin on either side of the end link and they come right out.
 
I like the weight reduction. I feel like much stiffer springs and shocks will help correct the steering in turns. Also without the front bar, I am now seeing outer edge wear on my front tires.

Who sell front springs, alot stiffer, but stock ride height?
 
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