Sway Bar Question Options

[Osnabruck914]

Well, the other day I noticed my '74 2.0 had something dangling underneath. Sure enough, those cheap nylon rear sway bar downlink bushings had failed again. I did not have any replacement bushings on hand, and with a car show coming up the next day, I just decided to remove the whole rear sway bar assembly until I could order and receive new bushings.

Driving without the rear sway bar, I was surprised to note that the car felt lighter and more responsive at the wheel. What's going on here? I thought having both bars was always a better option. Is it a psychological thing or is it real. Should I leave the rear bar off? I do not drive that aggressively nor do I autocross or rally.

I have read that it is not Kosher to drive with only a rear bar installed, but OK with just the front. Is that true?

Osnabruck914

[sixaddict]

Not to beg the question because Clay is smarter than me…..
My only question is why bars were not installed on all cars by the factory ….yeah I know costs……but

Tom Green and Dwight Mitchell were some of the fastest autocrossers in the Bay Area which set a lot of performance standards back in the day …..the golden age of 914s. They settled on no rear bars ……I believe.
Wondering if someone said that about Carroll Shelby.
Relax all …..just sayin (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)