sway Bar

[hdixon]

Hi Guy's,
I have a question about sway bars. I just purchased a CCP 1-1/4"sway for the front of my 1969 c10 step side and was wondering or there any advantage to installing a sway bar on the rear.

Thanks,

[Already Gone]

You will get some differing opinions on that question but there is no question that a front one makes a huge difference in your truck.

[hdixon]

Originally Posted by Already Gone

You will get some differing opinions on that question but there is no question that a front one makes a huge difference in your truck.

thank you for the feedback I will install the CCP sway bar on the front and see how it feels wright now is appears that when I go around a conner the truck feel like it is going to turn over and that is at a very slow speed

Thanks again Buddy

[custom10nut]

If you still have the stock suspension on the rear, your Panhard bar is your sway bar.
A rear sway bar might firm it up a little more, but for the cost, would it be worth it?

[hdixon]

Originally Posted by custom10nut

If you still have the stock suspension on the rear, your Panhard bar is your sway bar.
A rear sway bar might firm it up a little more, but for the cost, would it be worth it?

It appeared that way to me also this why I ask for help because I did not think it would make a big different let ask this question how do you if you Panhard bar is still in good working order and when should it be replaced everything on my truck is still factory.

[volksworld]

a panhard bar is not an anti roll bar...although the places it attaches to the rear end housing and the chassis affect the rear roll center and the handling characteristics of the vehicle....thats why the nascar guys have adjustable ones...a front bar is an anti roll bar...it links the 2 lower control arms together...when you make a left turn the trucks weight transfers to the right front and compresses the rf spring, and the truck leans...when you add the anti roll bar,as the rf tries to compress, the bar pulls up on the left side and tries to compress the left side spring as well...so it fights the roll and the truck goes through the corner lower and flatter.....if you add an anti roll bar to the rear it does the same thing....however the rear of our trucks are relatively light and the bar can pull up on the inside wheel and practically lift it off the ground....and the truck spins out....so its all relative to speed, tire size, vehicle height, suspension geometry etc...what might make you a winner at autocross could kill you on an exit ramp...the stock panhard rod just needs to be straight and have good bushings....if you slam or lift the truck too far the arc it swings on will result in the rear no longer being centered and the truck"crabwalking" down the road...so you'll need an aftermarket adjustable bar to re center the rear

[hdixon]

Originally Posted by volksworld

a panhard bar is not an anti roll bar...although the places it attaches to the rear end housing and the chassis affect the rear roll center and the handling characteristics of the vehicle....thats why the nascar guys have adjustable ones...a front bar is an anti roll bar...it links the 2 lower control arms together...when you make a left turn the trucks weight transfers to the right front and compresses the rf spring, and the truck leans...when you add the anti roll bar,as the rf tries to compress, the bar pulls up on the left side and tries to compress the left side spring as well...so it fights the roll and the truck goes through the corner lower and flatter.....if you add an anti roll bar to the rear it does the same thing....however the rear of our trucks are relatively light and the bar can pull up on the inside wheel and practically lift it off the ground....and the truck spins out....so its all relative to speed, tire size, vehicle height, suspension geometry etc...what might make you a winner at autocross could kill you on an exit ramp...the stock panhard rod just needs to be straight and have good bushings....if you slam or lift the truck too far the arc it swings on will result in the rear no longer being centered and the truck"crabwalking" down the road...so you'll need an aftermarket adjustable bar to re center the rear

Hey thank's a million for all the information I picked up on some good pointer as to how a sway bar operate I will check the bushing in the panhard and change them if need be thanks again you have been a big help in getting me on the wright path enjoy your week.

[RPOZ11]

I'm going to suggest what I see when GM does this.
Most, if not all, rear sway bars are smaller in diameter than the front sway bar..
In an El Camino I used to have, I ran an old HO brand large diameter rear sway bar and it made the car way to tight in cornering.
I'll assume that we dont want excessive anti roll, if this is what it is called, causing a reverse result.
I'm no expert but when i reinstalled the factory GM smaller rear sway bar, the el camino handled WAY better.
I left it that way and enjoyed years of driving that truck (car- A body).