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Originally Posted by Mark Markow
i think neveryone but Ed will agree with you, i have never heard a panhard rod called a sway bar,
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Ive never herd of this either...and ive been across the country at different NHRA and IHRA races and almost all stockers....coil spring or leaf...have an antiroll bar. An ANTOROLL bar does exactly what the factory SWAYBAR does but more efficiently and its way more solid. I could understand non adjustable links in stock because an adjustable link allows you to add preload. A parnhard bar locates the rear end side to side....an antiroll bar has no side to side properties at all...it controls body roll just like a sway bar. Looks to me like some people just like to argue even if they are wrong
Ive bought, built and broke a tonne of antiroll bars and never has the rear tires hit the quarter panel. So having said that it is in no way even close to being the same as a panhard bar. Some people just buy things and bolt them on their car...these are the people who dont understand the terminology and how things work. They kind of understand because of google but thats about it.
Please...i know its the off season and some poeple are stuck in their house and their choices are listen to their nagging wife or go on classracer.com. Im not looking for an aguement here this is my opinion only and im not fingering anyone out. No internet war please.
As for it being legal I think its ok as long as it bolts into the car. Its better than having a cork screwing tire rubbing disaster. It is a traction device just like a stock swaybar is a traction device as well. Id be more concerned about people having adjustable control arms because I was under the impression that that was not legal. But I have seen alot of coil sprung GM's with upper adjustable control arms. And as for the original post they welded in a brace to bolt the antiroll bar in. The car is sheet metal in this area and you cannot bolt an antiroll bar to sheet metal because the floor will buckle. As for the weld rule I would want it to be a bolt on deal anyways that way you can remove it and service the unit in between races.