front sway bar question (Page 1/2)
richard in nc OCT 07, 08:21 PM
i put a gt front antisway bay on the back of my 1987 basic coupe.im wondering if i should swap out the 1.415"bar someone juryrigged on the car with a welder.im looking at the fiero store 1"front bar.
Brian A OCT 07, 11:24 PM

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Originally posted by richard in nc:

i put a gt front antisway bay on the back of my 1987 basic coupe.im wondering if i should swap out the 1.415"bar someone juryrigged on the car with a welder.im looking at the fiero store 1"front bar.



It all depends on whether or not you are happy with the handling balance of the car. Is it understeering or oversteering in a way you don't like?

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Patrick OCT 07, 11:59 PM

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Originally posted by richard in nc:

im wondering if i should swap out the 1.415"bar someone juryrigged on the car with a welder.



1.415"? That seems awfully thick! Is it hollow? (A photo of it would be great.)

Does the car understeer (plow into the corners) badly?

Keep in mind you can also change the characteristics of the sway bars by using different types of end links front and back. Rubber, poly, zero lash. The more resistant the end links are to compress, the "thicker" the associated sway bar will feel/act.

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82-T/A [At Work] OCT 08, 07:43 AM
My Fiero always understeered, but I was never a good enough driver to want to eliminate it. There were a couple of times the backend would come out (because I was braking in a corner) and I can only imagine what it would be like if I exacerbated it.

I'd love to see pictures too...
richard in nc OCT 08, 01:32 PM


olejoedad OCT 08, 02:02 PM
I installed the Fiero Store matching front and rear bars on my 86 SE, along with Eibach 400# lowering springs.

The car was very neutral and a pleasure to drive hard. It was a beast on an autocross course.

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82-T/A [At Work] OCT 08, 03:03 PM

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Originally posted by richard in nc:






My guess is they broke the bolt off and then decided to just weld the bracket back on. The bar is crazy too... no idea what's going on with that. Maybe they cut it because they couldn't get it off, and then decided to weld it back on again?
richard in nc OCT 08, 04:13 PM
they took what i assume is an iroq camaro bar and cut/welded it to fit.the bracket is welded because the bar is so big that the bracket is bigger.i assume the old bolt hole is under there.
Patrick OCT 08, 04:35 PM

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Originally posted by richard in nc:

they took what i assume is an iroq camaro bar and cut/welded it to fit.



So, is that a solid bar then? If so, having a front sway bar installed of that size, with no sway bar in the back (before you added one) would've been a handling disaster. It's questionable even now with your addition of the rear sway bar.

You still haven't told us how the car currently handles at speed when taking corners. (Don't try finding out in an unsafe manner!)
richard in nc OCT 08, 06:10 PM
it seemed to handle very well before but im no expert.i haven't pushed it since.i will probably swap on the fiero store bar eventhough thats a lot of money because im afraid that weld might break and jam up a wheel.