ok. so i have a 2000 base model. it was in an acident, requiring a new rear axle.

before the accident, it was lowered on KYB AGX's and the Eibach Pro-Kit.

i originally had the FE0 suspension [no sway bars front or rear]
to replace my damaged rear axle, i bought a 2003-2005 LS Sport [FE2]
axle.

my question is, how...i guess..good will the suspension be, with a rear sway bar,
but my stock, sway bar-less front suspension? i guess, how will it perform? will it be crappy?
did i improve it any? and if i need/should get a front one. [aftermarket] where is a good place/brand
to get that is relativly cheap?

if anything, go get a stock one from a yard. its better then nothing.

EvoFire wrote:if anything, go get a stock one from a yard. its better then nothing.

this sounds more expensive and more work, replaceing the front axles with an FE2 setup.
would it not be easier to even things out with an aftermarket front sway bar?

ChevyBoi89 wrote:this sounds more expensive and more work, replaceing the front axles with an FE2 setup.

You shouldn't need to change any axles.... the factory bar should bolt right in.

In a car that was designed to understeer from the factory, having a rear bar only will reduce that, but may lead to snap oversteer (depending on tire pressures mostly). Personally, I've run my car with no front bar, and it was weird feeling at first, but I also went from no rear bar to a huge rear bar and no front bar. If you don't want to get into the work of throwing in a front bar, I wouldn't worry too much.

Front sway bars are not that difficult to install and NeverEnoughAuto has the front Addco for cheap.




180hp in 1989 or 260hp in 2008, you decide. Quad < Ecotec

James Cahill wrote:

ChevyBoi89 wrote:this sounds more expensive and more work, replaceing the front axles with an FE2 setup.

You shouldn't need to change any axles.... the factory bar should bolt right in.

In a car that was designed to understeer from the factory, having a rear bar only will reduce that, but may lead to snap oversteer (depending on tire pressures mostly). Personally, I've run my car with no front bar, and it was weird feeling at first, but I also went from no rear bar to a huge rear bar and no front bar. If you don't want to get into the work of throwing in a front bar, I wouldn't worry too much.

Wouldnt he have to drill holes in the control arms? I pretty sure I dont have any mounting locations on my CAs and I have FE0.

The mounting holes are there in the control arms. GM is too cheap to produce different arms for the base model setup.

gtpsunfire wrote:The mounting holes are there in the control arms. GM is too cheap to produce different arms for the base model setup.

Cool. Guess Im just blind as hell.

*Runs off to find a stock front sway bar*