Anyone else remove the rear sway bar?

[Obioban]

Our e36 M3, with high frequencies, had no rear sway and I liked it there.

I tried it on the e46 M3, with street friendly frequencies, and it felt a bit too weird-- on street and track. So, back to a small rear sway (stock rear sway).

[K-Dawg]

For the past week or so I've been driving with no rear swaybar. The reason for removing it was I felt like i couldn't really put the power down coming out of corners. I am running 300/475 F/R linear spring rates, 245/275 PS4S, and stock front sway.

A friend of mine suggested removing the rear sway bar which I thought was crazy, but tried it anyway since it's easy and free.

I'm completely amazed at how good it is now. There is a small increase in body roll, but on the plus side I can practically keep the gas pedal floored through the same corners and the tires just stick. The ride quality is also improved a bit over uneven roads.

I was concerned about shifting the bias too much towards understeer, but instead the car just feels balanced.


Who else has tried this? Thoughts?

You should try some 600 or 650 lb/in rear springs to get some flat ride and also recover some roll stiffness.

[E46 M3]

Sounds like your rear inside wheel was lifting? now it's not and you have more grip in turns.

[cobra]

For the past week or so I've been driving with no rear swaybar. The reason for removing it was I felt like i couldn't really put the power down coming out of corners. I am running 300/475 F/R linear spring rates, 245/275 PS4S, and stock front sway.

A friend of mine suggested removing the rear sway bar which I thought was crazy, but tried it anyway since it's easy and free.

I'm completely amazed at how good it is now. There is a small increase in body roll, but on the plus side I can practically keep the gas pedal floored through the same corners and the tires just stick. The ride quality is also improved a bit over uneven roads.

I was concerned about shifting the bias too much towards understeer, but instead the car just feels balanced.


Who else has tried this? Thoughts?