I searched around on here and didn't find any posts about first-hand experience running with no rear sway bar. I know KB and MM don't run rear bars on some of their setups but they are usually using a full system with coilovers and other fun stuff, so I wasn't sure how my basic setup would react to removing it. I had my car out at Hallett this past weekend and decided to pull the rear sway bar after driving Centri5.0's car (no rear sway, watts link) a few weeks prior. My car setup is H&R race springs, Koni adjustable shocks/struts, adjustable UCA, adjustable LCAs and relo brackets, MM adjustable PHB, -3 degrees of camber, square 305/645/18 Pirelli slicks, and stock GT front sway bar.
Overall I was very pleased with how the car performed with no rear bar. The car did have a tendency to push more than it did with the rear bar installed but the understeer could easily be combated with some throttle application. Once I got on the throttle (I could do so much earlier now) coming out of a corner the rear just stuck and pulled the car right through the corner with very little/no push. I was nervous that the car would understeer really bad once once I was on the throttle but that was absolutely not the case and I went faster than I've been at this track. This might not be the best setup for everyone but it worked for me and I thought I would share my experience in case others were considering doing the same thing. I know Mark (Centri5.0) and I will be leaving ours off for good. Here's a video of the car: (disregard me mowing the grass at the end, wayyyyyy too much speed into that corner )
[youtube]http://youtu.be/epwSCc7pptw[/youtube]
Overall I was very pleased with how the car performed with no rear bar. The car did have a tendency to push more than it did with the rear bar installed but the understeer could easily be combated with some throttle application. Once I got on the throttle (I could do so much earlier now) coming out of a corner the rear just stuck and pulled the car right through the corner with very little/no push. I was nervous that the car would understeer really bad once once I was on the throttle but that was absolutely not the case and I went faster than I've been at this track. This might not be the best setup for everyone but it worked for me and I thought I would share my experience in case others were considering doing the same thing. I know Mark (Centri5.0) and I will be leaving ours off for good. Here's a video of the car: (disregard me mowing the grass at the end, wayyyyyy too much speed into that corner )
[youtube]http://youtu.be/epwSCc7pptw[/youtube]