Rear Sway Bar

[lsnova]

Have not bought the bar for the front yet. Will the rear bar clear dual exhaust running over the axle?

[Hotchkis]

Originally Posted by lsnova

Have not bought the bar for the front yet. Will the rear bar clear dual exhaust running over the axle?

Hi, We can’t always guarantee exhaust clearance due to the many ways people make exhausts. We did a Nova with the Flowmaster dual system and had to modify the pipes slightly from the original design, but once that was done, we didn't have any further clearance problems.

[tgvettes]

If someone tells you that rear sway bar doesn't do much good on a leaf spring car I don't think they have felt or seen the difference they make. I say definitely put one on.
And put Hotchkis front swaybar on it to while you are at it.

Tonny

[David Pozzi]

I have heard of people not liking rear bars or removing them and getting better results. But every car I've worked on needed one. In particular, first and second gen Camaros needed a pretty substantial rear bar if the front bar is a very stiff one like most vendors sell.

Lighter front weight will require more rear bar or less front.
Wider rear tires than front will require a heavier rear bar or less front.

A matched set of bars is better than a mix and match set. Even if bar sizes are the same between mfr's, the mounting may be different and affect actual bar rates at the wheels.
David