sway bar...

[nmj]

should i get a sway bar... are they all they are cracked up to be?
they are only 200 so there not expansive... i just want a stiffer ride round corners etc..

 

[vt1538]

What brand? The standard sway bar is usually adequate. It is generally the springs that are too soft that causes most of the cornering issues.

 

[MBS206]

If you check out what NASCARS are doing for best cornering, they're going the largest torsion/anti roll bar as possible (Commonly, and incorrectly I've been told, called a sway bar) that they possibly can on front and back, without throwing cornering out, and then putting in the softest springs/shocks...

Enables body roll to be minimal, and when hitting a bump mid corner, car doesn't unsettle as single wheel takes the shock in easily, when in a straight line, ride comfort is unaffected as springs are soft and roll bar doesn't come into play in a straight line.

 

[vt1538]

The vr to vx commodore come out with 140lb front springs standard with a substantial sway bar. The CAPA modified front springs run from 340lb to 620lb depending on the wire size.
What the nascars do makes sense for a car set up with the correct geometry to prevent dive under braking. A passenger car is built with too many trade offs to have this effect.