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Offline wiging19

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Re: Rear sway bar question(s).
« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2010 - 04:22:53 PM »
I agree with Chryco.  Firm Feel has a set up like the original but with a heavier bar.   I had an incredible spin out with the addco system on my car.  Did four 360's in the free way before settling down.  Tore the rear sway bar loose from the frame.  If I had not had them on the car I'd probably be dead since my challenger is a convertible.  I still went with the original set up because it just felt safer to me.  I did get a bar thicker than original.  It is interesting to see how the price of sway bars for our cars have gone up over the years.

http://firmfeel.com/swaybars_a.htm




Offline dodj

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Re: Rear sway bar question(s).
« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2010 - 10:55:17 PM »
the reason I dislike the bars that attach to the diff & link to the frame is I have seen the end links rip out of the frame rails
:iagree: Happened with my aftermarket bar that mounted to the axle and linked to the frame. :swear:
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Offline HP2

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Re: Rear sway bar question(s).
« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2010 - 10:56:19 PM »
The Firm Feel rear bar is a copy of the original style bar right down to its mounting points, attachment method, and diameter, .75.

The bigger .95 or 1 Addco bars are actually very close in applied rate to the frame hung bars because of the longer pivot arms and narrower mounting points.

The adjustability of the Hotchkis bar is a huge deal to someone who wants to reallly dial in the feel of their car without getting in to any fabrication of end link locations and attachemnt points.