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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 05:01 AM
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Also, you can spot the guys who have removed their sway bars when they launch. If the back end is flat but the front end is twisted, they have removed it. That and their suspension is dialed in properly.
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by AnthonyNYC
Here is a pic of a street driven FD with the front sway bars removed to help launching. I took that pic but was not sure if I caught the car on the way up. A number of people stated it was higher than that in the front...



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What kind of short times were you getting?
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 09:13 AM
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If you're drag racing..... remove your sway bar.
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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what about the rear one?
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Gargamel
What kind of short times were you getting?
That car belongs to Tony from T and R Racing. He gets high 1.3s low 1.4 consistently. That is not launching on a 2 step or boost.

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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 12:23 PM
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Wonder what that wing is costing him at the far end...

neit_inf, yes, you should remove both sway bars. They provide no benefit if you're not turning corners. The front bar is just easier to remove and weighs 3 times as much. Removing weight from the front of the car helps with weight transfer on the launch.
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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I was getting my best 60ft times with worn out stock suspension.....I guess I should have bought the HKS Hiperdrag coilovers instead of the Tiens
Attached Thumbnails Removing front sway bar = better 60ft-rx-7-drag-launch.jpg  
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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so the best grag racing set up on stock suspension is .. worn out front shocks and spring stock height and no F&R sway bars ??

how would this compare to a full suspension upgrades (coil overs sway bars links ect ect..?) in 60 ft times ??

going to the track soon and looking to get the best results before i go with a new suspension...
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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Well, I'm sure the HKS hyperdrag setup is much better! But hey....it works.
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