sway bars

[tman1257]

If I take the sway bar off of my 79 Cobra, how much will the handling be affected?

[86_Notch]

little more body roll but nothing substantial, i never run the front sway bar, removing it really helps transferr weight to the rear tires when launching your car

[slow84lx]

Just remove it for a trial period and see. Every car will be a little different depending on the condition of all the suspension pieces, weight, etc. For a drag car you will be ok without it and as already posted it will help you on the launch and removes a bit of weight from the front end of the car. For a street car you will want to leave it on the car. It is there for a very good reason. Car companies would not spend money on its design and manufacture if it was not needed.

[Ltngdrvr]

I have the front bar off my Zephyr, it's okay around corners so long as you aren't trying hard but it rolls over pretty good if you are.

[bob85gt]

imho leave the bar on. it's like a air bag. it's sits there till a time when you really need it. even in drag cars , something goes wrong it really helps to keep the car under control.

[anthonydalrymple]

There is another option: install a 4cyl front swaybar. Front end still comes up quicker, you remove roughly 10lbs from the nose of the car, & you still have pretty good handling. That's what I did IMHO.....