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Old 12-16-2004, 07:42 AM   #461 (permalink)
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Guess I should note here that I had mine weighed. Stock was a little over 2500, and now it weighs 2120.
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Old 12-16-2004, 12:43 PM   #462 (permalink)
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Guess I should note here that I had mine weighed. Stock was a little over 2500, and now it weighs 2120.
Can you give a list of all the stuff you have removed..
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Old 12-16-2004, 01:14 PM   #463 (permalink)
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SO CLOSE!!!!!!

Im down to 1824lbs!!!!!!!!!

I shortened my side-exhaust with no resonators ( can you hear me now? )
and I shortened the rear frame ( YIKES!! ) ( track car only status right there )
I also trimmed some useless stuff under the carriage.

Why not remove the front and rear sway bars, switch the seat belt for a racing harness?
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Old 12-16-2004, 04:36 PM   #464 (permalink)
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what could happen if I don't have sway bars???

My car is only for Drag Racing...
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Old 12-16-2004, 05:20 PM   #465 (permalink)
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People have reported that the car steers funny without the sway bars. I still drive mine on the street quite a bit, so I chose to leave them on for now.
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Old 12-16-2004, 05:38 PM   #466 (permalink)
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so what do you recommend me bro? taking out the bars? isn't going to be difficult having control of my car racing at the 1/4 mile ?

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Old 12-16-2004, 05:40 PM   #467 (permalink)
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Sway bars won't affect anything at the drag strip. If all you do is drag race it go ahead and take them out. Actually if you take them out drive the car around on the streets and let me know how it drives. If it's not too bad I'll take mine out too.
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Old 12-17-2004, 04:51 AM   #468 (permalink)
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hmm, how much do they weigh? it seems like a bad idea, but hey, if its not that bad...
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Old 12-19-2004, 02:33 PM   #469 (permalink)
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am i the only one doing this so my b14?
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Old 12-19-2004, 02:42 PM   #470 (permalink)
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hmm, how much do they weigh? it seems like a bad idea, but hey, if its not that bad...
Why does it seems like a bad idea???
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Old 12-19-2004, 07:24 PM   #471 (permalink)
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because they are an important part of the suspension
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Old 12-20-2004, 03:01 PM   #472 (permalink)
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Swaybars are an important part of the suspension for cornering, not for straight driving...


Wicho (SE-R_Tj): Lower Trim Tsurus don't have rear swaybars & I guess front ones are really tiny, so I guess you could take them out, specially that you have stronger than stock springs & you just drive straight.
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Old 12-20-2004, 04:04 PM   #473 (permalink)
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You should have no problem with the car after removing the swaybars (except having more body roll). I know my ST swaybar (front) weighed 18 lbs.

For the ultimate in suspension weight reduction, get Koni 2800s which are aluminum body monotube struts. Then remake all of your control arms and links out of a lighter metal. You could probably save 50 lbs this way (but you'd probably spend $10k)
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Old 12-20-2004, 08:26 PM   #474 (permalink)
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im sure it would be fine for a drag only car, i would be scared to drive around on the street without them.
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Old 12-20-2004, 08:31 PM   #475 (permalink)
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my nx handled pretty good concidering my sways werent connected. but they were still on the car(i lost the bolts due to bottoming out with out me knowing but im hookin gdem bitches back up as soon as i get my D'2
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Old 12-20-2004, 10:16 PM   #476 (permalink)
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im sure it would be fine for a drag only car, i would be scared to drive around on the street without them.
why? E models didnt have any

CX model civics didnt either.
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Old 12-20-2004, 10:57 PM   #477 (permalink)
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damn, no wonder my moms car has so much body roll! but i could swear i can see the bar under the car.

thanks for the info Steve, I am enlightened. I didnt realize that it was of so little importance, at least as far as simple driving.
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Old 12-20-2004, 11:04 PM   #478 (permalink)
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neither did the original Lotus Elise
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neither do about half the cup cars...
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Old 01-04-2005, 07:07 PM   #480 (permalink)
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Heres some pics of my sound deadining material
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