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Y-TRY
01-31-2006, 11:51 AM
I'm seeing a lot of guys adding rear sway bars to their leaf spring set-ups on 1st Gen Camaros. I think I remember reading, a long time ago, that adding rear bars really doesn't help with handling and may actually hurt it.

So, are they good or bad? How much front-suspension mods need to be done for a rear bar to compliment the front?

Steve1968LS2
01-31-2006, 12:04 PM
The answer you seek will be found in here...

https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14802

baz67
01-31-2006, 12:17 PM
Y-Try please note the date and time of the thread that Steve linked.

Y-TRY
02-01-2006, 09:42 AM
Would ya look at that. I hadn't read that thread.

I think the general idea that I gathered and accepted was that the font suspension was engineered for no rear-sway bar. So adding one would "over-engineer" the rear and not give enough. The result would be oversteer and pushing into corners.

From what I've read, I'll stick to my rear sans sway-bar. Thanks again.
ny