Were F41s the only cars to come with factory rear sway bars?

[oldtinsmith]

Re: Were F41s the only cars to come with factory rear sway b

IIRC, El Camino's with the F-41 package, only got a 1 1/8" front bar and NO rear bar at all.

Doug

 

[grandamman]

Re: Were F41s the only cars to come with factory rear sway b

All 78-80 Grand Ams (2 and 4 door) had the upgraded front sway bar and a rear sway bar.
No F41....frame to cradle or fender to rad support bars.

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

Re: Were F41s the only cars to come with factory rear sway b

Most Regals came with the core support x-braces but lack the other braces and a few body mount bushings. GM just set up the handling in these cars in weird ways.

 

[oldtinsmith]

Re: Were F41s the only cars to come with factory rear sway b

All 78-80 Grand Ams (2 and 4 door) had the upgraded front sway bar and a rear sway bar.
No F41....frame to cradle or fender to rad support bars.

And, if I may add, I had two Grand Am's. One came with a steel core support and steel "X" brace, and the other one came with an aluminum core support and aluminum "X" brace. Both had the 1 1/4" front bars and the 7/8" rear bars.

Doug

Hey grandamman. Did all grand Am's come with the high effort, 14 to 1 heavy duty steering box?

 

[joesregalproject]

Re: Were F41s the only cars to come with factory rear sway b

I guess what I'm getting to here is, can I just bolt on the stock rear sway bar I just bought without messing with my current front sway bar, which is a non-F41, standard bar?

 

[oldtinsmith]

Re: Were F41s the only cars to come with factory rear sway b

According to Mark Savitske's book (How To Make Your Muscle Car Handle), you generally start with the front bar, and then match the rear bar to it.

Doug

 

[joesregalproject]

Re: Were F41s the only cars to come with factory rear sway b

So in theory, I'm gonna need an F41 front bar? Will the car handle any worse with the F41 rear bar and the standard front bar?

 

[azmalibuwagon]

Re: Were F41s the only cars to come with factory rear sway b

Why not just bolt it on and see if you like it? It's only 4 bolts IIRC; you can always take it back off.

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

Re: Were F41s the only cars to come with factory rear sway b

I believe it is unsafe to run a rear sway bar that is larger than the front sway bar.

 

[joesregalproject]

Re: Were F41s the only cars to come with factory rear sway b

That is my concern, is that I will get a shitload oversteer as a result. I may just bolt it on, and take it once around the neighborhood, and if it is really bad, I'll take it right off.