Hec's 79 gs

Doing the se suspension on my 79 gs and I ? my self if the swaybar of the se is an upgrade? All I have done here is search and search and search and it works wreat but this time nothing.I have done a lot of work to my car thanks to this wonderful forum.....too many of you to thank but I promise some pictures when I wet done.

Midwest 7's

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all first gen sway bars are the same.
the rear was an option on my 79 and i dont have it.

trochoid

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I have the ST sway bars, front and rear, made a big difference in controlling body roll. The rear bar is adjustable, bought them from Summit, about 220 or so iirc.

Hec's 79 gs

Midwest 7's thank you for the quick reply. I guess if I want an upgrade the RB swaybar will be the choice? I 'm doing the poly bushings in the front ,since I'm already there I might as well upgrade the swaybar.My car has the rear sway bar which I may keep or not .

Kentetsu

The RB unit is low cost, beefy as all hell (I mean to say its freaking huge!!!), and it flattened out my body roll one hundred percent. Even during autocross you can hardly see it lean at all. Great bang for the buck. Can you tell I like it?

My only complaint is that the stoned SOB at the plant that put that damn decal on the swaybar put it on upside down! Now, this may seem like its not such a big deal. However, when one considers the fact that maybe somebody might possibly try to install the blessed bar upside down based only upon the (completely understandable, I assure you) assumption that, since the decal was on that way then that must be the "right side up", so to speak, well perhaps then you might begin to understand a very minor percentage of my total frustration after having spent over an hour doing the install only to find out that the end links wouldn't line up due to the angle on the end of the sway bar!

HOLY FRIGGING LONG SENTENCE BATMAN!!!

So anyway, the whole installation was a bit frustrating. And to think it could have been avoided if it weren't for that stupid decal. You have been warned...

aussiesmg

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Now that is funny Kent but it had to suck at the time....

I used my spring rates to level my ride out, I just used poly on the stock front anti-sway bar.

Try the rear bar with one end disconnected to see if you like the feel of the car without, I always remove mine first thing, but I like a car that oversteers, and I hate understeer, it just suits my style and the stop watches agree.

Hec's 79 gs

Thanks for the information guys and Kentetsu ,I will keep that in mind when installing the bar.I plan to do some autocross for fun here in Houston.So far I put rb springs,headers,2.5" to presilenser to Magnaflow muffler,ignition upgrade to electronic & direct fire, tokiko blues and removed air cond. ,air pump and rast nest..... still to do upgrade carb or rebuilt the nikki.Its allready fun driving this car so far, cant wait to finish. Forgot to mention that I just did the fuel pump & FPR upgrde(thanks Kentetsu ,I follow your instructions including the rellay).

Paradox

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i thought one of the SE's selling points was that it had larger sway bars?

i've read that, but personally comparing them i do not see a difference.

Midwest 7's

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i just took one off a couple weeks ago and it is the same as all the others i have.