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Hi all
Looking for input or to hear what people are running
here my set up
70 swinger with slant
.89 tbars " 340 or BB "
front 73 disk swap with 2" drop spindels
stock 70 non tabed LCA
Rear is a 8.25
What Sway bar for the front ? ??
PST , Addco , Hellwig , Hotchkins
And is a rear sway bar really worth it for street driving car ?
Thanks ....
You left out one crucial detail which covers a lot of ground, pun intended, what is your wheel/tire package, or what might it be in the future. That answer controls nearly every decision above already made or you will make. And its THE most critical decision from any performance handing consideration. A common pertinent saying here, "everything effects everything else".Looking for input or to hear what people are running
here my set up
70 swinger with slant
.89 tbars " 340 or BB "
front 73 disk swap with 2" drop spindels
stock 70 non tabed LCA
Rear is a 8.25
What Sway bar for the front ? ??
PST , Addco , Hellwig , Hotchkins
And is a rear sway bar really worth it for street driving car ?
Thanks ....
Moving on:
1. You can never have too much tire
2. The Dropped spindles have already messed with your suspension kinematics negatively, but likely improved the stance/look, a typical compromise for a "street" car
3. IMO anything under 1" TB is a waste of time, nobody, with the correct shock, has ever stated they went to big, and more often then not, wondered if they went big enough, AFTER upsizing, you have been warned.
4. A fiberglass lift hood, moving the battery to trunk, for starts, will do wonders relatively cheaply for better "balance"
5. Do NOT install KYB shocks, other quality name shocks are a plus
6. Install TB's first, later install Swaybar, its a much better learning process
7. The differences between swaybar makers is not performance in your application
8. A rear swaybar's primary function is to tune out other bad suspension choices elsewhere, so choose wisely, and forget the rear bar
9. Most mis understood front sway thinking does not understand, a front swaybar gives the effect of allowing the front end to roll less, by LIFTING the inside corner tire, AND transferring that loss of spring to to the OUTSIDE tire. That is why front swaybars normally REDUCE front axle total grip (push/understeer), because one tire (outside) is almost overloaded, while inside tire is underloaded. However if your roll is so drastic from wide tires combined with say soft TB's, grip might be improved by less roll, up to a point.
10. Don't get me started on LCA gusset reinforcements, 11/16" TR's, KYB's, etc
